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перемёт

Pronunciation: [pʲɪrʲɪˈmʲɵt]

“перемёт” is a Russian word. Its 11 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a resweeping
  2. a sweeping (something) across (something else)
  3. a rebasting (sewing with large or loose stitches again)
  4. a basting of everything or a lot (sewing everything or a lot of things with large or loose stitches)
  5. a throwing/casting/flinging (of something) across (something else)
  6. a flinging/running/jumping (of oneself) across (something else)
  7. a defection, a changing of sides, a tergiversation
  8. snowdrift
  9. trotline
  10. crossbeam serving as a connection between the walls of a hut, shed, barn etc.
  11. double saddlebag (two tied bags thrown over a horse saddle)

Etymology

Deverbal from перемета́ть (peremetátʹ). The meaning covers the meanings of the other verbs перемести́ (peremestí), переметну́ть (peremetnútʹ), перемётывать (peremjótyvatʹ), переметну́ться (peremetnútʹsja) and перемётываться (peremjótyvatʹsja).

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