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drzeć.

to tear (to pull something apart or make holes in it)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈdʐɛt͡ɕ//ˈdr̝ɛt͡ɕ/Middle, Polish/ˈdʐɛt͡ɕ/Middle, Polish[ˈdʐɛt͡ɕ]
  1. to tear (to pull something apart or make holes in it)

    imperfective · transitive
  2. to tear (to pull something apart or make holes in it) synonym of orać (“to plow, especially land newly taken under cultivation”)

    imperfective · obsolete · transitive
  3. to tear (to damage clothes from use)

    imperfective · transitive
  4. to tear (to separate something from a surface abruptly)

    imperfective · transitive
  5. to tear (to separate the soft parts of feathers from their hard parts)

    imperfective · transitive
  6. to tear; to scratch, to scratch open

    imperfective · transitive
  7. to tear; to jerk, to tug, to yank (to pull someone hard or suddenly)

    imperfective · transitive
  8. to rip off (to charge too much money)

    imperfective · transitive
  9. to dart (to move energetically in some direction)

    imperfective · intransitive
  10. to rip (to bother, to affect, to be painful)

    imperfective · transitive
  11. to rip off (to exploit, to plunder)

    figuratively · imperfective · obsolete · transitive
  12. to rip out (to pull out or remove with force)

    imperfective · obsolete · transitive
  13. to rip off, to peel (to peel off, to peel off, to strip off)

    imperfective · transitive
    drzeć błonki
  14. to saw, to cut

    imperfective · obsolete · transitive
  15. to bother; to hurt (to cause an unpleasant sensation)

    figuratively · imperfective · transitive
  16. to tear; to be torn (to be damaged, losing cohesion due to poor quality of the material or due to intensive or improper use)

    imperfective · reflexive
  17. to tear (to be destroyed, used up)

    imperfective · reflexive
  18. to yell (to say something loudly, in a raised tone and with anger) to yell (to make very loud sounds out of pain, fear, etc.)

    colloquial · derogatory · imperfective · reflexive
  19. to yell (to say something loudly, in a raised tone and with anger) to shriek (to cry loudly, making one's needs known)

    colloquial · derogatory · imperfective · reflexive
  20. to yell (to say something loudly, in a raised tone and with anger) to yell (to reprimand someone by speaking to them very loudly and in a raised tone)

    colloquial · derogatory · imperfective · reflexive
  21. to yell (to say something loudly, in a raised tone and with anger) to scream (to insist on something very loudly and angrily)

    colloquial · derogatory · imperfective · reflexive
  22. to yell (to say something loudly, in a raised tone and with anger) to scream (to argue with someone in a violent and unpleasant way)

    colloquial · imperfective · reflexive
  23. to yell (to say something loudly, in a raised tone and with anger) to shriek (to make very loud, screaming sounds)

    colloquial · imperfective · reflexive
  24. to yell (to say something loudly, in a raised tone and with anger) synonym of śpiewać (“to sing”)

    colloquial · imperfective · reflexive
  25. to rip each other apart (to fight with one another, pulling on different parts of each other's body)

    colloquial · imperfective · reflexive
  26. to trudge (to go somewhere, overcoming obstacles and difficulties with effort)

    imperfective · reflexive
  27. to be ripped off; to be sawed

    imperfective · obsolete · reflexive
  28. synonym of wdzierać /dobijać się

    Middle · Polish · imperfective · reflexive
  29. to open one's mouth wide; to yawn

    Middle · Polish · imperfective · reflexive
  30. synonym of atakować /nacierać

    Middle · Polish · imperfective · reflexive
  31. to yell, to argue

    imperfective · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *derH- Proto-Balto-Slavic *derˀtéi Proto-Slavic *dertì Old Polish drzeć Polish drzeć Inherited from Old Polish drzeć.

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