abschmieren

== German == === Etymology === ab- +‎ schmieren. === Pronunciation === === Verb === abschmieren (weak, third-person singular present schmiert ab, past tense schmierte ab, past participle abgeschmiert, auxiliary haben or sein) (intransitive, informal) to drop uncontrollably, to crash (of a flying vehicle; ground impact is often implied, but the focus is on the drop) [auxiliary sein] Near-synonym: abstürzen (intransitive, informal) to fail utterly, to experience a sudden drop (of competitive performance, election results, etc.) [auxiliary sein] Synonym: abkacken (computing, intransitive, colloquial) to crash (of a program or process, etc.) [auxiliary sein] Synonyms: abstürzen, abkacken (transitive) to grease, to lubricate (a part of a machine or vehicle) [auxiliary haben] ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “abschmieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “abschmieren” in Duden online