kołysać — meaning in English

English meaning

• careen verb To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
• swing verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.

Senses

kołysać is used for these senses in English:

• careen (intransitive) To tilt or lean while in motion. [from late 19th c.]
• swing (transitive) To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.

careen — full definition

1. verb To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
2. verb To tilt on one side.
3. verb To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
4. verb To tilt or lean while in motion.

swing — full definition

1. verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.
2. verb To change or fluctuate, especially between extremes.
3. noun A seat suspended by ropes or chains that a person sits on and moves back and forth.
4. noun A change in the level of support, votes, or results.

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