purkaa

Finnish

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Definitions
  • to dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble, deconstruct into pieces
  • to disentangle, undo, clear up a mess
  • to unravel a knitwear, unstitch a stitch
  • to untie a knot, unwind a bandage, dressing, untwist a rope, unwrap package paper, untwine
  • to unload remove cargo, load or burden
  • to unpack contents of a package, baggage
  • to demolish, wreck, tear/pull pull/take down a building
  • to strike a set, wings in theatre
  • to dissolve, liquidate a company, corporation
  • to cancel, annul, revoke a contract, deal; annul a marriage
  • to break off an engagement
  • (legal) to rescind, reverse a decision
  • to defuse a bomb
  • to discharge water, lava, battery
  • to discharge, release, vent, take out emotions; to unburden, lighten one's heart, let off steam
  • (sports) to clear defend by moving the ball away from the defending goal
  • (cryptography) to decrypt, decipher a secret message
  • (figuratively) to take apart, analyze, examine, review, reflect
  • (programming) to destruct an object
  • (computing) to extract an archive

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *purkadak inherited from *purka-.

Origin

*purka-

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