napinać

== Polish == === Etymology === From napiąć +‎ -ać. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /naˈpi.nat͡ɕ/ Rhymes: -inat͡ɕ Syllabification: na‧pi‧nać === Verb === napinać impf (perfective napiąć) (transitive) to tense physically, to strain, to tighten napinać łuk, kuszę ― to draw a bow napinać mięśnie ― to tense one's muscles (transitive, usually in the perfective passive voice participle) to make tense, to stress emotionally (transitive, usually in the perfective passive voice participle) to stretch (to increase the extent or results of (e.g., a plan) to near the limit allowed by time or resources) (transitive, archaic) to prepare (a plan or action) (reflexive with się) to become tightened (reflexive with się) to tense one's muscles (reflexive with się) to mobilise oneself ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === napinać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN napinać in Polish dictionaries at PWN