tree fallen in the river, snag;амер. sawyer.
spasm, cramp, convulsions, writhes, writhing, wriggles.
to contort;
корчити з себе — to pose as;він корчить з себе когось — he gives himself airs, he poses as;
to writhe, to squirm, to wriggle.
заст. inn, public-house, pot-house;tavern;- корчмар
innkeeper.
stubbing, grubbing up, uprooting, rooting out;- корчувати
to stub, to grub (up), to root out;
корчувальна машина — brushplough.
Дієприслівникова форма: корчивши
Деепричастная форма: корчив, корча
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