kręcić — meaning in English
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English meaning
- prevaricate verb To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
- twist verb To turn or bend something, often forcefully, so it becomes distorted or wound.
Senses
kręcić is used for these senses in English:
- prevaricate (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
- twist To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
prevaricate — full definition
- verb To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
- verb To speak or act in a manner that is intentionally ambiguous or evasive; equivocate.
- verb To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.
- verb To undertake something falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.
twist — full definition
- verb To turn or bend something, often forcefully, so it becomes distorted or wound.
- verb To distort the meaning of something said or written.
- noun An unexpected turn or development in a story or situation.