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wykręcać

//vɘˈkrɛn.t͡sat͡ɕ//
Polishverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to twist out; to unscrew (to remove from the inside of by twisting) [with instrumental ‘with what’]
  2. 2.
    to twist, to wring (to turn a body either too far or into an unnatural position, e.g)
  3. 3.
    to twist (to injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction)
  4. 4.
    to dial (to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone)
  5. 5.
    to twist; to perform, to do, to pull (to perform acrobatics stunts either with one's body or with something)
    • wykręcać fikołki

      to do a forward roll

  6. 6.
    to wing, to squeeze out (to squeeze or twist (something) tightly so that liquid is forced out)
  7. 7.
    to twist out; to unscrew (to be removed or fall out from the inside of by twisting)
  8. 8.
    to twist (to put one's body in an unnatural position)
  9. 9.
    to wriggle out of, to dodge, to weasel [with instrumental ‘with what’]
  10. 10.
    colloquialto turn around (to change direction)
    • wykręcać auto/autem

      to turn a car

    • droga wykręca

      a road turns around

  11. 11.
    colloquialto destroy, to crush, to smash (to get a very good record in a sports event)
    • wykręcać rekord

      to destroy/smash a record

  12. 12.
    obsoleteto twist; to corrupt
    • wykręcać słowa

      to twist words

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • wykręcalny
  • wykręcany
  • wykręcacz
  • wykręcarka
  • wykręcać się sianem
  • wykręcić się sianem
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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish wykręcać. By surface analysis, wykręcić + -ać.

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