подкашивать

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐtˈkaʂɨvətʲ]

Etymology 1

подкоси́ть (podkosítʹ, to cut with a scythe, to mow) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ)

Verb

подка́шивать • (podkášivatʹimpf (perfective подкоси́ть)

  1. (also impersonal) to cut (grass, etc.) with a scythe
  2. to mow at the base
  3. to mow (a little or additionally)
  4. (figurative) to knock down (with a blow or shot)
  5. (figurative) to cause (legs or knees) to buckle
  6. (figurative, literary) to deprive of health, to energy, to stamina, etc.
  7. (figurative) to undermine, to undercut, to weaken
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • подка́шиваться impf (podkášivatʹsja), подкоси́ться pf (podkosítʹsja)
  • подка́шивание (podkášivanije)

Etymology 2

подкоси́ть (podkosítʹ, to skew, to squint slightly) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ)

Verb

подка́шивать • (podkášivatʹimpf (perfective подкоси́ть)

  1. (colloquial) to skew, to make askew (the direction of something)
  2. (colloquial) to squint slightly
Conjugation