zasuwać

Polish

Etymology

From za- + suwać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈsu.vat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: za‧su‧wać

Verb

zasuwać impf (perfective zasunąć)

  1. (transitive) to move in such a way as to close something else; to draw (e.g. curtains, blinds)
  2. (transitive) to close by moving, to shut (e.g. a drawer), to put away
  3. (transitive) to fasten two parts of; to zip, to close
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to whack, to tonk
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bić
  5. (transitive, colloquial) to steal, to nick, to pinch
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:kraść
  6. (reflexive) to be drawn, to be closed

zasuwać impf

  1. (intransitive, colloquial) to bomb along, to fly, to zip (move quickly)
  2. (intransitive, colloquial) to put a shift in, to work hard

Conjugation

Further reading

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