zmyć

Polish

Etymology

From z- + myć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zmɨt͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: zmyć

Verb

zmyć pf (imperfective zmywać)

  1. (transitive) to clean, to wash off
  2. (transitive) to wash down, to cleanse
  3. (transitive, of a river, rain, flood, etc.) to wash away, to carry off
    Synonym: spłukać
  4. (transitive, figuratively) to wash away (a feeling or emotion)
    Synonym: zmazać
  5. (intransitive, colloquial) to do the dishes, to wash up
  6. (reflexive) to be washed off, to be washed away
  7. (reflexive or intransitive, colloquial, humorous) to scram, to run away, to vamoose, to bounce
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:uciekać

Conjugation

Further reading

  • zmyć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • zmyć in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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