подстегнуть

Russian

Etymology

под- (pod-) +‎ стегну́ть (stegnútʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pət͡sʲsʲtʲɪɡˈnutʲ]

Verb

подстегну́ть • (podstegnútʹpf (imperfective подстёгивать)

  1. (colloquial) to fasten, to clip (something to something, usually from below or from the side)
  2. to whip on, to drive forward by whipping
  3. (colloquial, figurative) to spur, to motivate to action
  4. (colloquial) to intensify; to whet (one's appetite)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • подстёгивание (podstjógivanije)
  • подстёжка (podstjóžka)