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stryka — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cancel verb To call off or stop something planned from happening.
  • iron noun A common, silvery-grey metal that rusts and is attracted to magnets; the main ingredient of steel.
  • rub verb To move something back and forth against a surface while pressing on it.
  • scratch verb To rub or drag nails, claws, or a sharp point across a surface, especially to relieve an itch or leave a mark.
  • strike verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.
  • stroke noun A sudden loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which can cause lasting damage or death.
  • unlist verb To undo the process of listing; to remove something from a list.

Senses

stryka is used for these senses in English:

  • cancel (transitive) To cross out something with lines etc.
  • cross out (idiomatic, transitive) To strike out (something); to draw a line through (something).
  • iron (transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.
  • scratch Hence, to remove, ignore, or delete.
  • strike (transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
  • stroke To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.
  • unlist (transitive) To undo the process of listing; to remove something from a list.

cancel — full definition

  1. verb To call off or stop something planned from happening.
  2. verb To make something officially invalid.
  3. verb In mathematics, to remove a common factor from both parts of a fraction or equation.
  4. verb Informally, to withdraw public support from someone over controversial behaviour.

iron — full definition

  1. noun A common, silvery-grey metal that rusts and is attracted to magnets; the main ingredient of steel.
  2. noun A small electrical appliance with a hot, flat base, used to smooth wrinkles out of clothes.
  3. verb To smooth clothing or fabric using a heated iron.
  4. adj Extremely strong, tough, or unyielding, used figuratively.

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