abschmieren

German

Etymology

ab- +‎ schmieren.

Verb

abschmieren (weak, third-person singular present schmiert ab, past tense schmierte ab, past participle abgeschmiert, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (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
  2. (intransitive, informal) to fail utterly, to experience a sudden drop (of competitive performance, election results, etc.) [auxiliary sein]
    Synonym: abkacken
    Die Partei ist bei den letzten Wahlen komplett abgeschmiert.
    This party crashed and burned at the last elections.
  3. (computing, intransitive, colloquial) to crash (of a program or process, etc.) [auxiliary sein]
    Synonyms: abstürzen, abkacken
  4. (transitive) to grease, to lubricate (a part of a machine or vehicle) [auxiliary haben]

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