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