单词 | wheech |
释义 | wheechv. Scottish. 1. intransitive. To move quickly, esp. through or as if through the air; to whizz; to rush or dash. Frequently with adverb, as by, down, up, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > move swiftly in specific manner [verb (intransitive)] > as if through the air wheech1808 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. at Quhich It gaid whichin by, spoken of that which passes one with velocity, so as to produce a whizzing sound, in consequence of the resistance of the air. 1925 in Sc. National Dict. at Wheech She wheekit awa' afore I cud say a word. 1948 Forfar Dispatch 8 Jan. (Sc. National Dict.) The Granny on the lum-heid gaed wheekin up ee air afore it fell throwe the sky-licht ee washin-hoose. 1977 Transatlantic Rev. No. 60. 148 Soon as he's off the end, I sit on mine..and wheech down after him. 1989 Evening Tel. & Post (Dundee) 26 May 13 Wheech down to Mains Castle to support a good cause, and have a great day out as well. 2. transitive. To transport or remove (something) with dispatch; to whisk away, to snatch or ‘swipe’. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > command to go away [verb (transitive)] > lead away > quickly wheech1857 1857 Misty Morning (2nd Thousand) 231 Mony a backfu' o' peats I used tae wheech across't when I was a bit laddie. 1870 J. Lauder Warblings Caged Bird 61 I can wheigh awa' a basket or a pock. 1955 Scotsman 2 June 6/7 Leith traders whose customers were wheeched away to Sighthill or The Drum. 1965 J. T. R. Ritchie Golden City 29 Ye wheech..the head off a yellow dandelion. 1985 M. Munro Patter 76 Who's wheeched the last empire biscuit? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1808 |
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