torcer
- to twist (to turn the ends in opposite directions)
- to wring (to squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out)
- to twist (to injure a body part by bending it in the wrong direction)
- to hope for something to happen
- to support a team
- (broadly) to hope for someone’s or something’s success
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/toʁˈse(ʁ)/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *torcĕre, from Latin torquēre.
Related words
torcer
tordre
drehen
torcere
wringen
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