abkratzen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German abekratzen. Equivalent to ab- +‎ kratzen. Compare Dutch opkrassen.

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Verb

abkratzen (weak, third-person singular present kratzt ab, past tense kratzte ab, past participle abgekratzt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to scrape, to scratch something off of something
  2. (intransitive, vulgar) to kick the bucket, to snuff it, to croak
  3. (intransitive, vulgar, dated) to leave

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