abzwacken

Meaning

  1. (informal, transitive, weak) to pinch off something
  2. (figuratively, informal, reflexive, transitive, weak) to squeeze off, to scrape together (to take a (usually small) amount out of something)

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈapˌt͡svakn̩/
Etymology

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

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