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Etymology

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на- (na-) +‎ -прячь (-prjačʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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напря́чь (naprjáčʹpf (imperfective напряга́ть)

  1. to flex (a muscle)
  2. to strain (the back, the ears)
  3. (slang) to stress out

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