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odkuwać

//ɔtˈku.vat͡ɕ//
Polishverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to forge (to shape something made of stone or metal with something heavy) [with z (+ genitive) ‘from what’]
  2. 2.
    to knock off, to beat off
  3. 3.
    to unchain (to free someone from chains or handcuffs, etc.)
  4. 4.
    to unchain oneself
  5. 5.
    obsoleteto finish forging (to complete the act of beating stone or metal)
  6. 6.
    colloquialto make up for, to get one's own back [with za (+ accusative) ‘for what’]

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Etymology

From odkuć + -wać. First attested in 1822. Compare Kashubian òdkùwac.

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