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rycka, ryck meaning in English

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ryck [~et ~] substantiv

caprice [caprices](impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion or action)
noun
[UK: kə.ˈpriːs] [US: kə.ˈpriːs]

wrench [wrenches](violent twisting movement)
noun
[UK: rentʃ] [US: ˈrentʃ]

ryck [~et ~] substantiv
{n}

jerk [jerks](quick, often unpleasant tug or shake)
noun
[UK: dʒɜːk] [US: ˈdʒɝːk]

jolt [jolts](an act of jolting)
noun
[UK: dʒəʊlt] [US: dʒoʊlt]

pull [pulls](act of pulling)
noun
[UK: pʊl] [US: ˈpʊl]

start [starts](sudden involuntary movement)
noun
[UK: stɑːt] [US: ˈstɑːrt]

yank(A sudden, vigorous pull)
noun
[UK: jæŋk] [US: ˈjæŋk]
John gave the rope a yank. = John gav repet ett ryck.

rycka till verb

flinch [flinched, flinching, flinches](to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus)
verb
[UK: flɪntʃ] [US: ˈflɪntʃ]

start [started, starting, starts](to jerk suddenly in surprise)
verb
[UK: stɑːt] [US: ˈstɑːrt]

rycka upp sig verb

shape up(to improve; correct one's bad habits)
verb
[UK: ʃeɪp ʌp] [US: ˈʃeɪp ʌp]

rycka på axlarna verb

shrug [shrugged, shrugging, shrugs](to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty, lack of concern, etc.)
verb
[UK: ʃrʌɡ] [US: ˈʃrəɡ]

rycka upp med rötterna verb

deracinate [deracinated, deracinating, deracinates](pull up by the roots; to uproot; to extirpate)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈræ.sɪ.neɪt] [US: dɪ.ˈræ.sʌ.ˌneɪt]

extirpate [extirpated, extirpating, extirpates](to pull up by the roots)
verb
[UK: ˈek.stə.peɪt] [US: ˈek.stər.ˌpet]