elhúz

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Hungarian

Etymology

el- +‎ húz

Pronunciation

Verb

elhúz

  1. (transitive) to drag away
  2. (transitive) to procrastinate on something
  3. (intransitive) to pass something, to outdistance someone (-tól/-től, mellett, elől)
  4. (intransitive, ergative, informal) to get out, to leave

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Further reading

  • elhúz in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • elhúz in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).