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torcer.

to twist (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/toʁˈse(ʁ)/Brazil[tohˈse(h)]Brazil/toɾˈse(ɾ)/São-Paulo/toʁˈse(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to twist (to turn the ends in opposite directions)

    intransitive
  2. to wring (to squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out)

    intransitive
  3. to twist (to injure a body part by bending it in the wrong direction)

    transitive
    Torci o tornozelo jogando bola.
  4. to hope for something to happen

    transitive
  5. to support a team

    transitive
    Meu pai torce pro Flamengo.
  6. to hope for someone’s or something’s success

    broadly · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *torkʷ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *torkʷejō Proto-Italic *torkʷeō Latin torquēre Vulgar Latin *torcĕre Portuguese torcer Inherited from Vulgar Latin *torcĕre.

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