rycka

== Swedish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Swedish rykka, rykkia, from Old Norse rykkja, from Proto-Germanic *rukkijaną. Doublet of rucka. === Pronunciation === === Verb === rycka (present rycker, preterite ryckte, supine ryckt, imperative ryck) to yank, to jerk, to pull quickly (usually impersonal) to twitch (of (part of) the body) to move (quickly, with a purpose – see also dra) (especially sports) to suddenly increase one's speed; to make a dash (with ifrån) to pull away, to pull ahead (move into the lead or increase one's lead (move (further) away from competitors), as a consequence of increasing one's speed) ==== Usage notes ==== Rycka and dra (“pull”) have some overlap with how pull is sometimes used for more general movement in English in (sense 3), though it's not perfect. You can't "rycka/dra" ("yank/pull") into a driveway, for example. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ryck ryckig ryckning ==== See also ==== dra knycka knäcka rygga === References === “rycka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “rycka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “rycka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) rycka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) === Further reading === “rycka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)