dikmek

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دیكمك (dikmek), from Proto-Turkic *tik-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dicˈmec/
• Hyphenation: dik‧mek

Verb

dikmek (third-person singular simple present diker)

1. (ditransitive) to erect, to plant

   bir yere direk dikmek ― to install a pole somewhere

2. (ditransitive) to plant (plants only, for seeds see ekmek)

   Boş toprağa bir koru dikseniz otuz yılda gölge verir.

   If you were to plant trees in empty soil, in 30 years to provide a nice shadow.

3. (transitive) to chug

   Synonym: kafaya dikmek

   Doldurmasıyla kadehini dikmesi, gözünü kırpmadan tek yudumda devirmesi bir oluyor.

   He instantaneously refills his cup and chugs his drink in a single breath, without even blinking.

4. (ditransitive) to assign a person to a place to guard

   O günden sonra kapıya diktiği bir bekçiye iş çıkışları işçilerin üstlerini arattı.

   From that day onwards he made the guard whom he assigned at the entrance search the workers after work.

5. (ditransitive) to kick a ball directly upwards

   maç yapan çocukların topunu havaya dikmek ― to kick the ball of the kids playing soccer up in the air

6. (ditransitive) to build

   Synonym: inşa etmek

   Biz apartman dikmek için ağaçları kese duralım, İsviçre'de içinde küçük bir orman olan gökdelen yapıyorlar.

   As we go on cutting the trees to build apartments, in Switzerand they are building a skyscraper with a tiny forest in it.

7. (ditransitive, sports) to place the ball somewhere on the field

   Top toplayıcıdan gelen topu köşe noktasına dikti.

   He placed the ball coming from the ball boy on the corner area.

8. (transitive) to sew, to sew up, to stitch, to stitch up

   Yırtık kot nasıl dikilir?

   How to sew up torn jeans?

9. (transitive) to tailor

   yazlık elbise dikimi ― tailoring of a summer dress

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