hebel

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Polish

hebel

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hobel.

Pronunciation

Noun

hebel m inan (diminutive hebelek, related adjective heblowy)

  1. (carpentry) plane (tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface)
    Synonym: strug
    Hypernym: narzędzie
  2. (colloquial) clunker (decrepit motor car)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:gruchot
  3. (colloquial, engineering) brake (device used to slow or stop the motion of a wheel, or of a vehicle, usually by friction (although other resistive forces, such as electromagnetic fields or aerodynamic drag, can also be used); also, the controls or apparatus used to engage such a mechanism such as the pedal in a car)
    Synonyms: hampel, hamulec
  4. (colloquial, radio, television) knob or dial that is part of a sound processing device used in radio and television studios and clubs
    Hypernyms: gałka, pokrętło

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Further reading

  • hebel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hebel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • hebel in PWN's encyclopedia