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odrzut — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • kickback noun A secret, illegal payment made in return for helping arrange a deal or contract — a type of bribe.
  • piston noun A cylindrical part that slides back and forth inside a tube, used to compress fluid or transmit motion in an engine or pump.
  • recoil verb To jerk or pull back suddenly, especially from fear, disgust, or shock.
  • reject verb To refuse to accept, believe, or agree to something.

Senses

odrzut is used for these senses in English:

  • piston (mechanics) A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)
  • recoil (firearms) The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle.
  • reject Something that is rejected.

kickback — full definition

  1. noun A secret, illegal payment made in return for helping arrange a deal or contract — a type of bribe.
  2. noun A sudden, forceful backward jerk of a tool or machine, such as a saw blade catching and snapping back toward the operator.

piston — full definition

  1. noun A cylindrical part that slides back and forth inside a tube, used to compress fluid or transmit motion in an engine or pump.
  2. noun A valve mechanism used in some brass instruments to change pitch.

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