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zakręcić

//zaˈkrɛɲ.t͡ɕit͡ɕ//
Polishverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to start spinning, to start twisting (to cause something to begin to rotate)
  2. 2.
    to curl (to twist or form (e.g. hair, etc.) into ringlets or waves)
  3. 3.
    to spin, to twist (to tightly wrap something around something else)
  4. 4.
    to wind, to bend (to change directions)
  5. 5.
    to turn (to change directions)
  6. 6.
    to shut off by twisting (closing off a pipe etc. to cut the flow of a gas, liquid, or heat)
  7. 7.
    to screw on (to close or cover something, e.g. a jar or bottle, tightly)
  8. 8.
    colloquialto ring up, to dial up (to contact by telephone)
  9. 9.
    to spin (to make rotations about one's own axis)
  10. 10.
    to pace (to walk back and forth in a small distance)
  11. 11.
    colloquialto hang around (to endear someone by being near them)
  12. 12.
    colloquialto rush (to act quickly in order to take care of something)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • zakręcony
  • zakręcarka
  • zakręcenie
  • zakręt
  • zakrętarka
  • zakrętas
  • zakrętka
  • zakrętomierz
  • łza się w oku zakręciła
  • łza się w oku kręci
Synonyms
Related words (1)
  • zakrętowy

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish zakręcić. By surface analysis, za- + kręcić.

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