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PULLING
- TUG
- pull sth hard or suddenly Another tug
and it came loose. She tugged off her
shoes. He tugged at his coat’s sleeve.
An overwhelming tug of attraction.
- pull sth hard or suddenly Another tug
and it came loose. She tugged off her
shoes. He tugged at his coat’s sleeve.
An overwhelming tug of attraction.
- TWEAK
- twist or pull sharply (szczypnięcie w nos/policzek; pociągnięcie za
ucho) He tweaked the boy’s ear. He leaned a little farther over the
table, purposely reaching for one of her braids and giving it a
tweak.
- twist or pull sharply (szczypnięcie w nos/policzek; pociągnięcie za
ucho) He tweaked the boy’s ear. He leaned a little farther over the
table, purposely reaching for one of her braids and giving it a
tweak.
- WRENCH
- pull or twist sb/sth suddenly and violently He grabbed the gun
and wrenched it upward from my hand. She wrenched
herself free of his grip. The betrayal wrenched at her heart.
With a wrench he wriggled free.
- pull or twist sb/sth suddenly and violently He grabbed the gun
and wrenched it upward from my hand. She wrenched
herself free of his grip. The betrayal wrenched at her heart.
With a wrench he wriggled free.
- JERK
- a qucik,sharp,sudden movement a spasmodic
muscular twitch move or cause to move with a jerk
prepare (meat) by marinating it in spices and
drying or barbecuing it over a wood fire:jerked
beef He gave a sudden jerk of his head. She was
about to scream when she felt a sudden jerk. With
a jerk of his wrist he splashed the water on his
face. a knee-jerk reponse/reaction - automatic and
unthinking (lekarz + młotek + kolano = reakcja)
- a qucik,sharp,sudden movement a spasmodic
muscular twitch move or cause to move with a jerk
prepare (meat) by marinating it in spices and
drying or barbecuing it over a wood fire:jerked
beef He gave a sudden jerk of his head. She was
about to scream when she felt a sudden jerk. With
a jerk of his wrist he splashed the water on his
face. a knee-jerk reponse/reaction - automatic and
unthinking (lekarz + młotek + kolano = reakcja)
- WREST
- forcibly pull sth from a person’s grasp: She tried
to wrest her arm from his hold.
- take (something, especially power or control) from
someone or something else after considerable
effort or difficulty: they wanted to allow people to
wrest control of their lives from impersonal
bureaucracies
- forcibly pull sth from a person’s grasp: She tried
to wrest her arm from his hold.
- YANK
- pull with a jerk Her hair was yanked and she screamed. I
reached my hands out and grabbed her hair, giving it a hard
yank. With a hard/quick yank… Yank off the shirt/shoes... Yank
yourself out of gloom and doom.
- pull with a jerk Her hair was yanked and she screamed. I
reached my hands out and grabbed her hair, giving it a hard
yank. With a hard/quick yank… Yank off the shirt/shoes... Yank
yourself out of gloom and doom.
- PINCH
- uszczypnąć compress the lips esp. with
worry or tension shoes pinching toes - too
tight informal - steal, arrest for speeding.
She pinched her lips together. He gave her
a gentle pinch. I was pinched for speeding.
Sometimes I have to pinch myself to realize
it’s not a dream.
- uszczypnąć compress the lips esp. with
worry or tension shoes pinching toes - too
tight informal - steal, arrest for speeding.
She pinched her lips together. He gave her
a gentle pinch. I was pinched for speeding.
Sometimes I have to pinch myself to realize
it’s not a dream.
- NIP
- pinch, squezze or bite sharply (lekko ugryźć, skubnąć ucho,
pryztrzasnąć palec, szczypać - zimno/wiatr w policzki He nipped
playfully at my ear. There’s a bracing nip in the air. The air was
that perfect refreshing nip of cold, just enough to tint the
cheeks pink.
- pinch, squezze or bite sharply (lekko ugryźć, skubnąć ucho,
pryztrzasnąć palec, szczypać - zimno/wiatr w policzki He nipped
playfully at my ear. There’s a bracing nip in the air. The air was
that perfect refreshing nip of cold, just enough to tint the
cheeks pink.
- HITCH
- move (something) into a different position
with a jerk: she hitched up her skirt and ran
- move (something) into a different position
with a jerk: she hitched up her skirt and ran
- TWITCH
- give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or
convulsive movement he saw her lips twitch and her
eyelids flutter; the dog twitched his ears
- cause to move in a specified direction by giving a sharp
pull: he twitched a cigarette out of a packet
- give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or
convulsive movement he saw her lips twitch and her
eyelids flutter; the dog twitched his ears
- TOW
- (of a motor vehicle or boat) pull (another vehicle or boat) along with a rope, chain, or tow bar.
- (of a person) pull (someone or something) along behind one:
she saw Frank towing Nicky along by the hand
- (of a motor vehicle or boat) pull (another vehicle or boat) along with a rope, chain, or tow bar.
- WRIGGLE
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