abzapfen
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) of a liquid, to draw off, to tap
- (colloquial, humorous, transitive, weak) of blood, to draw
- (broadly, derogatory, slang, transitive, weak) of something other than a liquid, to siphon off (to take for oneself through morally or legally questionable means)
- (rare, transitive, weak) to empty slowly by tapping continually
Translations
Etymology
16th century, ab- + zapfen.
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