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TURKISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

kasmak.

to stretch, to tighten, to contract, to strain, to flex

6 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

verb/kasˈmak/
  1. to stretch, to tighten, to contract, to strain, to flex

    transitive
  2. to stress out, to put pressure on someone

    broadly · figuratively · transitive
  3. to be stressed out, to be nervous or anxious

    broadly · figuratively · intransitive
  4. to farm, to grind (an account, a character etc.)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قاصمق (kasmak), from Proto-Turkic *K(i)as- (“to constrict, tighten”). Cognates Cognate with Southern Altai кастаар (kastaar), Turkmen gasmak, Tuvan кастаар (kastaar), Uyghur قاساماق (qasamaq).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.