vymknúť

Slovak

Etymology

From vy- +‎ -mknúť.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vimknuːc/, [ˈʋimknuːc]
  • Rhymes: -imknuːc
  • Hyphenation: vym‧knúť

Verb

vymknúť pf (imperfective vymkýnať or vymykať)

  1. (transitive) to lock out (to lock a door against someone to prevent them from entering)
    Vymkla manžela a nechala ho spať na chodbe.She locked out her husband and let him sleep in the hallway.
  2. (transitive) to dislocate, to sprain (to move a joint, such as an ankle, out of its place with a sudden or forceful movement)
    Pri behu nešťastne stúpil a vymkol si členok.He stepped awkwardly while running and dislocated his ankle.
  3. (transitive) to pull out, to extricate, to wrench (to suddenly remove something or a body part from someone's grip or a fixed position)
    Synonyms: vysunúť, vytrhnúť, dať von
    Starec vymkol pazuchu z rúk opitého muža.The old man wrenched his arm from the hands of the drunk man.
  4. (reflexive with sa) to slip out, to slide out (to suddenly slide out from a grip, embrace, or enclosure)
    Synonyms: vysunúť, vytrhnúť, vykĺznuť, vyšmyknúť
    Šikovne sa mu vymkla z objatia.She skillfully slipped out of his embrace.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • vymknúť”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026