nykäistä — meaning in English

English meaning

• pluck verb To pull something out or off with a quick, sharp motion.
• tug verb To pull at something with a sharp or sustained effort.
• tweak verb To make a small adjustment to something in order to improve it.
• twitch noun A small, sudden, often involuntary movement of a muscle.

Senses

nykäistä is used for these senses in English:

• pluck (transitive) To pull something sharply; to pull something out
• tug (transitive) To pull or drag with great effort.
• tweak (transitive) To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.
• twitch (transitive) To jerk sharply and briefly.

pluck — full definition

1. verb To pull something out or off with a quick, sharp motion.
2. verb To remove feathers from a bird before cooking it.
3. verb To sound a string on an instrument by pulling and releasing it with the fingers.
4. noun Courage and determination in a difficult situation.

tug — full definition

1. verb To pull at something with a sharp or sustained effort.
2. noun A sudden, forceful pull.
3. noun Short for tugboat.

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