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мчаться — meaning in English

mchatsya

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English meaning

  • barrel noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
  • dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  • hurtle verb To propel or throw (something) hard or violently; to fling, to hurl.
  • race noun A contest to see who is fastest at reaching a goal.
  • scurry verb To run with short, quick, hurried steps.
  • skitter verb To move quickly and lightly, as if scampering.
  • speed noun How fast something moves, or the rate at which something happens.

Senses

мчаться is used for these senses in English:

  • barrel (intransitive) To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.
  • dash (intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
  • hurtle To cause (someone or something) to collide with or hit another person or thing; or (two people or things) to collide with or hit each other.
  • race (intransitive) To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.
  • scurry To run with quick light steps, to scamper.
  • skitter (intransitive) To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching; to scamper, to scurry; to scuttle.
  • speed To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.

barrel — full definition

  1. noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
  2. noun A unit of volume, especially for measuring oil.
  3. noun The long metal tube of a gun through which a bullet travels.
  4. verb To move very fast, often in an uncontrolled way.

dash — full definition

  1. verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  2. verb To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
  3. noun A short horizontal line used in punctuation, or a small added amount of something.

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