aufzwicken

== German == === Etymology === auf- +‎ zwicken. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fˌt͡svɪkn̩/ Hyphenation: auf‧zwi‧cken === Verb === aufzwicken (weak, third-person singular present zwickt auf, past tense zwickte auf, past participle aufgezwickt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to open something with a pair of pincers (dative reflexive, colloquial, chiefly Austria, Bavaria) to chat up somebody, to put the moves on somebody Synonym: aufreißen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Aufzwicken === Further reading === “!aufzwicken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “aufzwicken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “aufzwicken” in Duden online “aufzwicken” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.