trissa

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Icelandic

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trissa f (genitive singular trissu, nominative plural trissur)

  1. pulley, sheave

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German trītze, trīsse. Origin beyond that disputed. Cognate of German triezen, English trice.

Noun

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trissa c

  1. a (small) disc, a (small) flat cylinder (especially of certain machine and device parts)
    1. a pulley
    2. a sheave
    3. the spool of a yo-yo (yo-yo minus line)
    4. a caster, a castor
    5. a whorl (in a spinning wheel)
    6. a whorl (on a spindle)
      Synonym: sländtrissa
    7. a buffing wheel
      Synonyms: polertrissa, polerskiva
    8. a polishing pad
      Synonyms: polersvamp, skumtrissa
    9. (colloquial) a hockey puck
      Synonym: puck

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trissa (present trissar, preterite trissade, supine trissat, imperative trissa)

  1. (usually with upp) to drive up, to raise (of something abstract, often to an excessive or unreasonable level or degree)
    mäklare som trissar upp priser genom skenbudgivning
    real estate agents that hike up prices through shill bidding
    1. to intensify (in a negative way), to inflame
      troll som bara kommer hit för att trissa upp stämningen
      trolls who only come here to provoke [stir up the mood in a negative way]
      trissa upp en konlikt
      cause a conflict to escalate
  2. to disturb or annoy (someone), especially in order to provoke a reaction; to goad
    Det är kul att få trissa dig lite. Jag bara retas.
    It's fun to goad you a bit. I'm only teasing.

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