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ciągnąć

Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ɕɔŋɡ.nɔɲt͡ɕ/

“ciągnąć” is a Polish word. Its 20 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to pull, to drag, to draw (to cause an object to move in the same direction by moving)
  2. to pull, to draw (to try to make something move in a specific direction by grabbing it and using force)
  3. to pull, to pull out; to get out (to bring something to the surface or out)
  4. to pull; to stretch (to lengthen something by holding it and with effort directing it towards yourself)
  5. to draw (to randomly select one of many while playing or making a decision)
  6. to drag (to persuade someone to go to a specific place against their will)
  7. to pull (to cause someone to feel a strong desire to do something or be with someone)
  8. to carry on, to keep; to extend (to do something that was started but later stopped)
  9. to extend, toi draw out (to prolong singing the same sound, e.g. a note or vowel)
  10. to pull; to stretch (to build or arrange so as to connect two points in space)
  11. to pull, to draw (to feed something through cables from somewhere)
  12. to draw (to drink by sucking liquid through a small hole or holes)
  13. to head (to move in some direction in a large group one behind the other)
  14. to stretch; to pull (to cause pain associated with strong stretching of e.g. muscles)
  15. to draw (to plastically process metals by reducing the cross-section by moving a special tool through a hole; to produce wires, rods and pipes on drawing machines)
  16. to pull through (to struggle to overcome financial or health problems)
  17. to pull; to get; to take in (to obtain income in an unacceptable manner)
  18. to binge; to take in (to drink a lot, greedily or compulsively)
  19. to use up; to pull in; to consume (to deplete e.g. fuel)
  20. to draw (to be felt as a breeze coming from somewhere)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ciągnąć.

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