Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From під- (pid-) +‎ би́ти (býty). Compare Russian подби́ть (podbítʹ), Belarusian падбі́ць (padbícʹ), Polish podbić.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pʲidˈbɪte]
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Verb

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підби́ти (pidbýtypf (imperfective підбива́ти) (transitive)

  1. to nail/fasten from below
    підби́ти підме́ткиpidbýty pidmétkyto sole
  2. to line (to cover the inner surface of, to furnish with a lining: garment, etc.)
    підби́ти ва́тоюpidbýty 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: підбу́рити pf (pidbúryty), підмо́вити pf (pidmóvyty), підохо́тити pf (pidoxótyty)
  8. to knock over, to knock down
  9. to subjugate
    Synonym: підкори́ти pf (pidkorýty)
    підби́ти під свою́ ру́куpidbýty pid svojú rúkuto subjugate, to bring under one's control
  10. to sum up, to tot up, to reckon up
    Synonym: підсумува́ти pf (pidsumuváty)
    підби́ти пі́дсумок / пі́дсумкиpidbýty pídsumok / pídsumkyto sum up

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