сковывать

Russian

Etymology

скова́ть (skovátʹ) +‎ -ывать (-yvatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈskovɨvətʲ]

Verb

ско́вывать • (skóvyvatʹimpf (perfective скова́ть)

  1. to forge, to hammer out
  2. to forge together
  3. to chain
  4. (military) to hold, to fix
    ско́вывать огнёмskóvyvatʹ ognjómto pin (down) by fire
  5. (with ice) to lock
  6. to fetter
    страх скова́л мне ду́шуstrax skovál mne dúšuI was overcome/seized with fear

Conjugation