обкручувати

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From the обкру́ч- (obkrúč-) stem of обкрути́ти (obkrutýty) +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Compare Russian обкру́чивать (obkrúčivatʹ), Belarusian абкру́чваць (abkrúčvacʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [obˈkrut͡ʃʊʋɐte]
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Verb

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обкру́чувати (obkrúčuvatyimpf (perfective обкрути́ти) (transitive)

  1. to wrap, to wind [with навко́ло (navkólo) or круго́м (kruhóm, + genitive) ‘around’]
    Synonyms: обмо́тувати impf (obmótuvaty), обвива́ти impf (obvyváty)
  2. to wrap around (to coil itself around an object, enclosing it)
    Synonym: обвива́ти impf (obvyváty)
  3. (chiefly perfective, figuratively, colloquial) to bamboozle, to dupe, to take in (to deceive)
    Synonyms: обду́рювати impf (obdúrjuvaty), обма́нювати impf (obmánjuvaty)
  4. (figuratively, colloquial) to inveigle into marriage
  5. to spin around, to twirl around

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