цагац

Inherited from Old Slovak ťahať, from Proto-Slavic *tęgati. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn тяга́ти (tjaháty) and Slovak ťahať.

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡saɦat͡s]
• Rhymes: -aɦat͡s
• Hyphenation: ца‧гац

цагац (cahac) impf (perfective поцагнуц)

1. (ambitransitive) to pull, to draw, to hitch

   Antonym: дриляц (driljac)

   цагац дакого за власи ― cahac dakoho za vlasi ― to pull someone by the hair

   цагац воду зоз студнї ― cahac vodu zoz studnji ― to draw water from the well

   комин добре цага

   komin dobre caha

   the chimney has good draft

   (literally, “the chimney pulls well”)

   цагац хасен з дачого

   cahac xasen z dačoho

   to use something

   (literally, “to draw use from something”)

   цагац линиї

   cahac liniji

   to line (draw straight lines using a ruler)

   (literally, “to draw lines”)

2. (ambitransitive) to drag, to haul (to carry something heavy)

   Synonym: влєчиц (vlječic)

3. (ambitransitive) to tug, to tow

   Synonyms: поцаговац (pocahovac), влєчиц (vlječic)

4. (transitive) to extract, to draw, to take out, to pull out

   цагац крев ― cahac krev ― to draw blood

   цагац зуб ― cahac zub ― to pull a tooth

   цагац цвиклу ― cahac cviklu ― to pull out a turnip

5. (transitive, card games) to draw (cards)
6. (intransitive, of wind) to breeze (to blow lightly)

   швижи воздух цагал през хижу

   šviži vozdux cahal prez xižu

   fresh air breezed through the room

7. (intransitive) to last (of unfavourable things)

   Synonym: тирвац (tirvac)

   докля криза годна цагац?

   doklja kriza hodna cahac?

   how long can the crisis last?

8. (impersonal) to crave, to desire, to yearn [with accusative]

   цага го до краю

   caha ho do kraju

   he yearns for his homeland

   (literally, “it pulls him to the homeland”)

9. (reflexive with ше (še)) to drag oneself, to plod, to trudge

   вон ше помали цага дому

   von še pomali caha domu

   he is slowly dragging himself home

10. (reflexive with ше (še)) to crawl, to creep, to worm

    Synonym: шмикац (šmikac)

    дзецко ше цага по жеми

    dzecko še caha po žemi

    the child is crawling on the ground

11. (reflexive with ше (še)) to drag (to unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface)

    чуга ше му цага по жеми

    čuha še mu caha po žemi

    his raincoat is dragging on the ground

12. (reflexive with ше (še), of plants) to shoot, to sprout (to release shoots into the soil)

    огурки ше цагаю по загради

    ohurki še cahaju po zahradi

    the cucumbers are sprouting in the garden

13. (reflexive with ше (še), of creeping plants) to creep, to climb (to grow upwards by clinging to something)

    рошлїна ше цага по древе

    rošljina še caha po dreve

    the plant is climbing up the tree

14. (reflexive with ше (še)) to stretch (to occupy space, to extend physically)

    тот горски гребень ше цага през вецей держави

    tot horski hrebenʹ še caha prez vecej deržavi

    this mountain range stretches through several countries

15. (reflexive with ше (še)) to be stretchy

    мед ше цага ― med še caha ― the honey is stretchy

16. (reflexive with ше (še), of dough) to stretch, to be stretched

    цесто ше добре цага ― cesto še dobre caha ― the dough is well stretched

17. (reflexive with ше (še)) to pull (at) each other, to pull (at) one another

    Synonym: скубац (skubac)

    дзеци ше цагаю за власи

    dzeci še cahaju za vlasi

    the children are pulling each other's hair

18. (reflexive with ше (še), of working animals) to stiffen up, to tense up (to oppose driving)

    конь ше цага назадок ― konʹ še caha nazadok ― the horse stiffens up backwards

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