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rwać — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • retch verb To make or experience an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain or spasm, as if to vomit; to gag or nearly vomit.
  • rip verb To tear something apart quickly and forcefully.
  • tear verb To pull something apart or make a hole in it by force.

Senses

rwać is used for these senses in English:

  • rip (transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.
  • tear (transitive) To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.

retch — full definition

  1. verb To make or experience an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain or spasm, as if to vomit; to gag or nearly vomit.
  2. verb To vomit; to make or experience a successful effort to vomit.

rip — full definition

  1. verb To tear something apart quickly and forcefully.
  2. noun A torn place in fabric or material.
  3. verb (informal) To copy digital audio or video from a disc onto a computer.

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