забивати
Pronunciation: [zɐbeˈʋate]
“забивати” is a Ukrainian word. Its 11 meanings in English:
verb
- to beat in, to drive in, to hammer in, to bang in, to ram in (to insert with blows: nail, post, stake, wedge, etc.)
- to score, to bang in (:goal)
- to board up, to nail shut, to nail up
- to cram, to fill
- to block up, to clog, to clog up, to obstruct, to stop up
- to bang (to hit hard: own body part against something)
- to kill
- to butcher, to kill, to slaughter (:animal for food)
- to beat back, to stifle (:feeling, sound, etc.)
- to beat out, to put out, to stamp out (to extinguish: fire)
- to force its way in (through cracks, gaps, etc.)
Etymology
From заби́ти (zabýty) + -ва́ти (-váty). Compare Russian забива́ть (zabivátʹ), Belarusian забіва́ць (zabivácʹ), Polish zabijać.
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