No. 13,944 in Polish
porwał
"Porwał" means "he/it kidnapped" or "he/it grabbed."
In a sentence
Porwał gazetę ze stołu i wyszedł.
He snatched the newspaper from the table and left.
The verb 'porwał' is used to indicate a sudden, forceful taking of the newspaper.
Wiatr porwał liście i poniósł je daleko.
The wind carried away the leaves and blew them far away.
Here, 'porwał' describes the act of the wind moving the leaves with force.
Piraci porwali statek na otwartym morzu.
The pirates hijacked the ship on the open sea.
In this sentence, 'porwał' conveys an act of capturing or seizing something forcibly, in this case, a ship.
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