abschmieren
German, verb[ˈapˌʃmiːʁən]
abschmieren is spelled A-B-S-C-H-M-I-E-R-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 165,772nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abschmieren is a German verb meaning “to drop uncontrollably, to crash (of a flying vehicle; ground impact is often implied, but the focus is on the drop)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Schmierstellen eines Gerätes mit Schmiermittel versorgen”.
What does abschmieren mean in English?
verb
- 1
informalto drop uncontrollably, to crash (of a flying vehicle; ground impact is often implied, but the focus is on the drop)
Near-synonym: abstürzen
- 2
informalto fail utterly, to experience a sudden drop (of competitive performance, election results, etc.)
Die Partei ist bei den letzten Wahlen komplett abgeschmiert.
- 3
colloquialto crash (of a program or process, etc.)
- 4
to grease, to lubricate (a part of a machine or vehicle)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. die Schmierstellen eines Gerätes mit Schmiermittel versorgen 2. den Text eines anderen illegitim übernehmen, kopieren 3. etwas mit unsauberer Handschrift abschreiben 4. plötzlich an Höhe verlieren, absacken, abstürzen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abschmieren
- schmiert ab present singular third-person
- schmierte ab past
- abgeschmiert participle past
- haben auxiliary
- sein auxiliary
- haben or sein auxiliary
- abschmierend participle present
- abzuschmieren infinitive infinitive-zu
- schmiere ab first-person indicative present
- schmieren ab first-person indicative plural
- schmierst ab indicative present second-person
- schmierest ab second-person singular subjunctive
- schmieret ab plural second-person subjunctive
- schmierten ab first-person indicative plural
- schmiertest ab indicative preterite second-person
- schmiertet ab indicative plural preterite
- schmier ab! imperative singular
- schmiere ab! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abschmieren?
- [ˈapˌʃmiːʁən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is abschmieren in German?
abschmieren appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).