vetää

Finnish

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Definitions
  • (transitive) to pull
  • (transitive) to lead
  • (intransitive) to blow of the draft
  • (transitive) to wind up to tighten by winding or twisting
  • (transitive) to be able to contain
  • to yank, punch to throw, kick, hit etc. with a sudden, powerful movement
  • (transitive) to attract
  • (transitive) to place, install
  • (transitive) to flush
  • (transitive) to ingest, take drugs, drinks, food, etc.
  • (slang) to perform
  • (colloquial) to beat a level or a game
  • (transitive) to draw a line
  • (transitive) to bring to justice, sue
  • (transitive) to shoot the ball, puck, etc.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *vetädäk inherited from *wetä- (lead, guide, pull, draw).

Origin

*wetä-

Gloss

lead, guide, pull, draw

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

鉛

Emoji

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