Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mačьkati. Morphologically, from a long grade of (obsolete) ме́ча (méča, to thrust, to press) +‎ -кам (-kam).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ма́чкам (máčkam) first-singular present indicativeimpf

  1. (transitive)
    1. to squash, to crush, to maul (to mutilate by pressing and squeezing)
    2. to rumple, to crease (to make wrinkles)
    3. (figurative) to oppress, to tyrannize, to bully
    4. (figurative) to defeat swiftly, to annihilate (an adversary)
  2. (reflexive with се)
    1. to wrinkle easily (of material, fabric)

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