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rycka.

to yank, to jerk, to pull quickly

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to yank, to jerk, to pull quickly

    rycka loss ett hårstrå
    rycka upp ogräs
  2. to twitch (of (part of) the body)

    impersonal · usually
    Det ryckte i hans arm
    rycka i ögat
  3. to move (quickly, with a purpose – see also dra)

    Soldaterna ryckte fram i skydd av mörkret
  4. to move (quickly, with a purpose – see also dra) to suddenly increase one's speed; to make a dash

    especially
    rycka på upploppet
  5. to move (quickly, with a purpose – see also dra) to suddenly increase one's speed; to make a dash to pull away, to pull ahead (move into the lead or increase one's lead (move (further) away from competitors), as a consequence of increasing one's speed)

    especially
    Skidåkaren ryckte ifrån klungan
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Swedish rykka, rykkia, from Old Norse rykkja, from Proto-Germanic *rukkijaną. Doublet of rucka.

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