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Etymology

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у- (u-) +‎ пере́ть (perétʹ)

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Verb

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упере́ть (uperétʹpf (imperfective упира́ть)

  1. to rest (against), to set (against), to lean (against)
    упере́ть шест в сте́нуuperétʹ šest v sténuto rest a pole against the wall
    упере́ть ру́ку в бокuperétʹ rúku v bokto place/put one's hand on one's hip
  2. (colloquial) to steal, to pilfer, to filch
  3. (colloquial) to lay stress (on)

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