stöka

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Swedish

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, stök +‎ -a. Possibly related to English stook, stoke. Compare origin of stock, stuka.

Verb

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stöka (present stökar, preterite stökade, supine stökat, imperative stöka)

  1. (with till (up) or ner (down)) to make a mess (especially indoors)
    Barnen har stökat ner rummet
    The children have made a mess of the room
    Usch vad du stökat till
    Ugh, what a mess you've made
  2. (with till (up), figuratively) to mess up (cause problems for)
    Vi tänkte hålla bokmässan nästa vecka, men zombieinvasionen har stökat till det
    We were going to hold the book fair next week, but the zombie invasion has messed up our plans
    Stormen kan stöka till det i trafiken
    The storm could cause some traffic messiness
  3. (with undan (away)) to remove, to clear (and put away somewhere, in a somewhat (figuratively) noisy manner)
    Bedragarna hade snabbt stökat undan alla bevis
    The swindlers had quickly cleared away all evidence
  4. (with undan (away), figuratively) to finish (something)
    Stöka undan lite pappersarbete
    Be done with some paperwork
  5. to do (household) work (in a somewhat comfy and noisy manner)
    stöka i köket
    bustle about in the kitchen

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