abzwacken

See also: Abzwacken

German

Etymology

From Middle High German abezwacken. Equivalent to ab- +‎ zwacken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌt͡svakn̩/
  • Hyphenation: ab‧zwa‧cken

Verb

abzwacken (weak, third-person singular present abzwackt, past tense abzwackte, past participle geabzwackt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, informal) to pinch off something
    Synonyms: abkneifen, abzwicken
  2. (transitive or reflexive, informal, figurative) to squeeze off, to scrape together (to take a (usually small) amount out of something)
    sich Geld abzwackento scrape money together
    sich Zeit abzwackento take the time; to squeeze off time

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Abzwacken

Further reading