Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From при- +‎ бити.

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  • IPA(key): /prǐbiti/
  • Hyphenation: при‧би‧ти

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прѝбити pf (Latin spelling prìbiti)

  1. (transitive) to nail (fix using a nail)
  2. (reflexive) to cuddle up closely, nestle up to sth, snuggle up to sth

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From при- (pry-) +‎ би́ти (býty). Compare Russian приби́ть (pribítʹ), Belarusian прыбі́ць (prybícʹ), Polish przybić.

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Verb

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приби́ти (prybýtypf (imperfective прибива́ти) (transitive)

  1. to nail, to nail down (to attach with a nail)
  2. to press to the ground, to beat down (by an impact or by wind or water)
  3. to drive (somewhere—of the wind or water)
  4. (figuratively, colloquial) to shatter (to dispirit or emotionally defeat)
  5. (perfective only, colloquial) to do in, to strike down (to kill)

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