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Etymology 1

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From Old East Slavic ворочати (voročati), from Proto-Slavic *vorťati. Doublet of враща́ть (vraščátʹ), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

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воро́чать (voróčatʹimpf

  1. to turn, to roll, to shift (something bulky or heavy)
    воро́чать го́рыvoróčatʹ góryto move mountains
  2. to move (with some purpose) [with instrumental ‘something, esp. a body part’]
    воро́чать глаза́ми (colloquial)voróčatʹ glazámito roll one's eyes
    воро́чать мозга́ми (low colloquial)voróčatʹ mozgámito cudgel one's brains
    е́ле языко́м воро́чать (low colloquial)jéle jazykóm voróčatʹto barely be able to speak (because of tiredness, drunkenness, etc)
  3. (colloquial) to work hard, to work like a dog
  4. (colloquial) to conduct, to handle, to turn over [with instrumental ‘lots of business or capital’]
    воро́чать миллио́намиvoróčatʹ milliónamito turn over millions
  5. (colloquial) to run, to have control of, to boss [with instrumental ‘something/someone’]
    всем воро́чатьvsem voróčatʹto be the boss; boss the whole show
    воро́чать больши́ми дела́миvoróčatʹ bolʹšími delámito be a big boss/shot
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Etymology 2

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вороти́ть (vorotítʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vərɐˈt͡ɕætʲ]

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вороча́ть (voročátʹimpf (perfective вороти́ть)

  1. (colloquial or dated) to return, to bring back, to take back
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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ворочать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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