обкрутити

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From об- (ob-) +‎ крути́ти (krutýty). Compare Russian обкрути́ть (obkrutítʹ), Belarusian абкруці́ць (abkrucícʹ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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обкрути́ти (obkrutýtypf (imperfective обкру́чувати) (transitive)

  1. to wrap, to wind [with навко́ло (navkólo) or круго́м (kruhóm, + genitive) ‘around’]
    Synonyms: обмота́ти pf (obmotáty), обви́ти pf (obvýty)
  2. to wrap around (to coil itself around an object, enclosing it)
    Synonym: обви́ти pf (obvýty)
  3. (chiefly perfective, figuratively, colloquial) to bamboozle, to dupe, to take in (to deceive)
    Synonyms: обдури́ти pf (obdurýty), обману́ти pf (obmanúty)
  4. (figuratively, colloquial) to inveigle into marriage
  5. to spin around, to twirl around

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