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purkaa

“purkaa” is a Finnish word. Its 25 meanings in English:

  1. to dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble, deconstruct (into pieces; possibly with osiin (“into parts”) for clarity)
  2. to untie (a knot), unwind (a bandage, dressing), untwist (a rope), unwrap (package paper), untwine
  3. to unravel (a knitwear), unstitch (a stitch), frog (yarn)
  4. to demolish, wreck, tear/pull/take down (a building)
  5. to disentangle, undo, clear (up) (a mess)
  6. to strike (dismantle and take away: a set, wings in theatre)
  7. to unload, unpack, unlade
  8. to unload (remove cargo, load or burden)
  9. to unpack (contents of a package; baggage)
  10. to revoke, rescind, annul
  11. to rescind, reverse (a decision)
  12. to dissolve, liquidate (a company, corporation)
  13. to cancel, annul, revoke (a contract, deal); annul (a marriage)
  14. to break off (an engagement)
  15. to discharge, release, vent
  16. to discharge (water, lava, battery)
  17. to vent, take out, let off steam (emotions)
  18. to unburden, lighten (one's heart)
  19. to defuse (a bomb)
  20. to take apart, analyze, examine, review, reflect
  21. to clear (defend by moving the ball away from the defending goal)
  22. to resolve (cause a chord to go from dissonance to consonance)
  23. to extract (an archive)
  24. to decrypt, decipher (a secret message)
  25. to destruct (an object)
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