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najeżać

//naˈjɛ.ʐat͡ɕ/ | /naˈjɛ.ʐat͡ɕ//
Polishverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to make stand on end, to make bristle (to cause (much) hair, fur, spikes, etc., to stand rather than lay on the skin)
  2. 2.
    to scatter, to litter, to pepper (to place many obstacles somewhere)
  3. 3.
    to bristle (to cover with something pointed)
  4. 4.
    to bristle (to cause one's own hair, fur, spikes, etc., to stand rather than lay on the skin)
  5. 5.
    to stand on end, to bristle (to not lay on the skin)
  6. 6.
    to bristle up (to take on an oppositional attitude with regard to something one does not like)
  7. 7.
    obsoleteto be bristled (to be covered with something pointed)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
Related words (1)
  • najeżony

Etymology

From najeżyć + -ać. First attested in 1588.

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