szarpać

Perhaps borrowed from Middle High German scharben.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʂar.pat͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -arpat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: szar‧pać

szarpać impf (perfective szarpnąć)

1. (transitive) to jerk, tug, yank (pull something hard or suddenly)
2. (transitive) to tear off, to rip off

   Synonyms: zdzierać, odrywać

3. (intransitive, of vehicles, machines, etc.) to jolt, to lurch
4. (intransitive, of illnesses, symptoms, etc.) to intensify, to get worse
5. (reflexive with się) to struggle, to wrestle
6. (reflexive with się) to yank oneself, to tug oneself [+ za (accusative) = by something]
7. (reflexive with się) to splash out, to push the boat out

szarpać impf

1. (transitive) to harass, to torment

   Synonyms: nękać, męczyć

2. (transitive) to bother, to trouble

   Synonyms: niepokoić, dokuczać

3. (reflexive with się) to beat one another, to hit one another
4. (reflexive with się) to be torn, to be indecisive

• szarpać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• szarpać in Polish dictionaries at PWN