подкосить

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pətkɐˈsʲitʲ]

Etymology 1

под- (pod-) +‎ коси́ть (kosítʹ, to mow)

Verb

подкоси́ть • (podkosítʹpf (imperfective подка́шивать)

  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)
  • подко́с (podkós)
  • подка́шивание (podkášivanije)
  • подко́сина (podkósina)

Etymology 2

под- (pod-) +‎ коси́ть (kosítʹ, to twist, to slant, to squint)

Verb

подкоси́ть • (podkosítʹpf (imperfective подка́шивать)

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