Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From запха́ти (zapxáty) +‎ -а́ти (-áty). Compare Belarusian запіха́ць (zapixácʹ), Polish zapychać.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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запиха́ти (zapyxátyimpf (perfective запха́ти or запхну́ти) (transitive)

  1. to shove (in), to stuff (in), to cram (in) (to press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another)
    Synonyms: зашто́вхувати impf (zaštóvxuvaty), засо́вувати impf (zasóvuvaty), засува́ти impf (zasuváty), впиха́ти impf (vpyxáty), встромля́ти impf (vstromljáty)
  2. (imperfective only) to stuff [with accusative ‘person, animal, mouth’ and instrumental ‘with something’] (to feed forcibly)
    запиха́ти рот (чи́мось)
    zapyxáty rot (čýmosʹ)
    to stuff (someone's) mouth (with something)

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