Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From підби́ти (pidbýty) +‎ -ва́ти (-váty). Compare Russian подбива́ть (podbivátʹ), Belarusian падбіва́ць (padbivácʹ), Polish podbijać.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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підбива́ти (pidbyvátyimpf (perfective підби́ти) (transitive)

  1. to nail/fasten from below
    підбива́ти підме́ткиpidbyváty pidmétkyto sole
  2. to line (to cover the inner surface of, to furnish with a lining: garment, etc.)
    підбива́ти ва́тоюpidbyváty vátojuto wad, to quilt
  3. to hit/kick from below
  4. to push up, to nudge upward (:headwear, hair)
  5. to toss up (to throw something upwards: loose items)
  6. to plump up, to fluff up (to shake or arrange so as to be fatter or more evenly distributed: pillow, etc.)
  7. to put up to, to instigate (to encourage or incite to action)
    Synonyms: підбу́рювати impf (pidbúrjuvaty), підмовля́ти impf (pidmovljáty), підохо́чувати impf (pidoxóčuvaty)
  8. to knock over, to knock down
  9. to subjugate
    Synonym: підкоря́ти impf (pidkorjáty)
    підбива́ти під свою́ ру́куpidbyváty pid svojú rúkuto subjugate, to bring under one's control
  10. to sum up, to tot up, to reckon up
    Synonym: підсумо́вувати impf (pidsumóvuvaty)
    підбива́ти пі́дсумок / пі́дсумкиpidbyváty pídsumok / pídsumkyto sum up

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