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POLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

szyć.

to sew; to stitch (to join pieces of fabric, leather, etc. together using a needle and thread)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʂɘt͡ɕ//ʂɨt͡ɕ/Middle, Polish
  1. to sew; to stitch (to join pieces of fabric, leather, etc. together using a needle and thread)

    imperfective · transitive
  2. to sew; to stitch (to join pieces of fabric, leather, etc. together using a needle and thread) to sew; to stitch (to create by joining fabric, etc.)

    imperfective · transitive
  3. to sew; to stitch (to order clothes from a tailor special-made for oneself)

    imperfective · transitive
  4. to sew up; to stitch up (to connect the skin or living tissue of a patient using a needle and surgical thread after e.g. surgery)

    imperfective · transitive
  5. to volley (to shoot a projectile weapon, especially a bow, firing projectiles in a short time)

    colloquial · dated · imperfective · intransitive
  6. to wing (to improvise having forgotten one's lines in an attempt to not let the audience or listeners notice)

    imperfective · intransitive
  7. to run (to play a stringed instrument quickly and precisely)

    imperfective · transitive
  8. to embroider

    dated · imperfective · transitive
  9. to fly by (to fall quickly before someone's eyes)

    dated · imperfective · transitive
  10. to pierce, to cut through

    imperfective · obsolete · transitive
  11. to plan; to intend; to plot

    imperfective · obsolete · rare · transitive
  12. to thatch (to cover a roof with dried stalks, straw, etc.)

    imperfective · obsolete · transitive
  13. to sneak by

    imperfective · obsolete · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *syewH- Proto-Balto-Slavic *sjū́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *šìti Old Polish szyć Polish szyć Inherited from Old Polish szyć.

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