to shear
→
to move ears (of animal)
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Polish | |
| lexeme | strzyc | |
| meaning 1 | to shear | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to move ears (of animal) | Na odgłos kroków strzygą uszami zaciekawione antylopy impala. Curious impala antelopes prickle their ears at the sound of footsteps. |
| reference | WSJP | |
| comment | In Polish also 'to move a part of body gently, showing one's emotions in a specific situation': Woźny drzwi otwiera, ale lewym wąsem strzyże. (Zbigniew Żakiewicz: Markigo albo komiczne przygody Marka Piekielnika, 1978) 'the yardman opens the door, but he trims his left mustache' | |