Turkish

basmak

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  1. (intransitive) to step on, to stand on
  2. (intransitive) (of toddlers) to stand
  3. (intransitive) to press (e.g. on a pedal, button, key)
  4. (intransitive) to press (e.g. on a pedal, button, key)
  5. (ditransitive) to stuff
  6. (transitive) to print, to publish, to press
  7. (transitive) to cover
  8. (ditransitive) to impress, to imprint, to stamp (the tool used, such as a stamp or a seal, is the direct object; and the document which gets stamped is the indirect object)
  9. (transitive) to raid
  10. (intransitive) to turn, to reach a certain age
  11. (intransitive) (of fog, smoke, etc.) to cover
  12. (transitive) to pump (to use a pump to move liquid or gas)
  13. (intransitive) (of poultry) to incubate
  14. (transitive) to catch (to discover in an unpleasant state)
  15. (figuratively, intransitive) to get overwhelmed by an emotion
  16. (slang) to lift an amount of weight, to do an exercise with said amount of load
  17. (informal) (of motored vehicles) to be able to go at a said speed
  18. (figuratively) (usually in negative clauses) to comprehend
  19. (vulgar) to fuck

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bɑsˈmɑk/
Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish
باصمق
In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish باصمق (basmak, “to press, print, coin money, tread on, overpower”), from Proto-Turkic *bas- (“to press”).

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