sürüklemek

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سوروكلمك (sürüklemek). Related to sürmek.

Verb

sürüklemek (third-person singular simple present sürükler)

1. to drag (pull along the ground)

   Synonym: sürümek

2. to carry, transport, take away

   Synonym: götürmek

3. (figurative) to drag (bring a reluctant person along)
4. (nautical) to move a ship from its anchor or mooring by force of wind or water

References

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “sürüklemek”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 5, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4396
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sürüklemek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “سوروكلمك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1090
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN