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) (transitive, informal) to pinch off something Synonyms: abkneifen, abzwicken (transitive or reflexive, informal, figurative) to squeeze off, to scrape together (to take a (usually small) amount out of something) sich Geld abzwacken ― to scrape money together sich Zeit abzwacken ― to take the time; to squeeze off time ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Abzwacken === Further reading === “abzwacken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “abzwacken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “abzwacken” in Duden online “abzwacken” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.