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whisk off

/wɪsk ɒf/

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verb

/wɪsk ɒf/B2formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, означающий быстро и легко удалить или убрать что-либо, или внезапно увести кого-то.

A phrasal verb meaning to remove or take something away quickly and lightly, or to take someone away suddenly.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

  1. Remove quicklyinformal

    To take or remove something or someone away swiftly and suddenly.

    ruБыстро убрать

    • The waiter whisked off the dirty plates before dessert.
    • She whisked the child off to bed without a fuss.
    • He whisked off the tablecloth with a dramatic flourish.

    Synonymscarry offcart offscoop upsnatchspirit awaysweep awaywhisk away

    Antonymsaddattachinsert

  2. informal

    To take someone away from a place quickly, often for a specific purpose.

    ruУвезти

    • The secret service whisked the president off to a safe location.
    • Her parents whisked her off to the airport for a surprise trip.
    • The kidnappers whisked the victim off in a black van.

    Synonymsbundle offcarry offcart offspirit awaysweep offwhisk away

Forms
  • whisked off past participle
  • whisked off past simple
  • whisking off present participle
  • whisks off third person singular

Base verbwhisk

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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