ściągać

Polish

Etymology

From ś- +‎ ciągać.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕt͡ɕɔŋ.ɡat͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔŋɡat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: ścią‧gać

Verb

ściągać impf (perfective ściągnąć)

1. (transitive) to take off (clothes), to doff
2. (transitive) to pull down (make lower), to take down
3. (transitive) to collect (to get from someone)
4. (transitive) to levy (e.g. a tax)
5. (transitive, intransitive, education) to crib, to cheat

   Na egzaminie nie wolno ściągać. ― You're not allowed to cheat on the test.

6. (transitive, colloquial, computing) to download

   Synonym: pobierać

7. (transitive) to purse, to pucker, to furrow
8. (reflexive with się) to wrap oneself tightly around
9. (reflexive with się) to contract, to shrink (to draw together; to shorten; to lessen)
10. (reflexive with się, linguistics) to contract (to be shortened by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one)

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Further reading

• ściągać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ściągać in Polish dictionaries at PWN