szarpać

Perhaps borrowed from Middle High German scharben.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʂar.pat͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -arpat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: szar‧pać

szarpać impf (perfective szarpnąć)

1. (transitive) to jerk, tug, yank (pull something hard or suddenly)
2. (transitive) to tear off, to rip off

   Synonyms: zdzierać, odrywać

3. (intransitive, of vehicles, machines, etc.) to jolt, to lurch
4. (intransitive, of illnesses, symptoms, etc.) to intensify, to get worse
5. (reflexive) to struggle, to wrestle
6. (reflexive) to yank oneself, to tug oneself [+ za (accusative) = by something]
7. (reflexive) to splash out, to push the boat out

szarpać impf

1. (transitive) to harass, to torment

   Synonyms: nękać, męczyć

2. (transitive) to bother, to trouble

   Synonyms: niepokoić, dokuczać

3. (reflexive) to beat one another, to hit one another
4. (reflexive) to be torn, to be indecisive

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