торчать

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *(s)tъrčati. Cognate with Polish sterczeć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tɐrˈt͡ɕætʲ]
  • (file)

Verb

торча́ть • (torčátʹ) impf

  1. to stick out, to protrude, to jut out
  2. to stand on end, to bristle (of hair)
  3. to loiter, to stick around, to hang around
  4. (slang) to feel a euphoria, to get a kick, to get high

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • торча́ние (torčánije)

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “торчать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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