zapierać

• IPA^(key): /zaˈpjɛ.rat͡ɕ/
• Rhymes: -ɛrat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: za‧pie‧rać

From zaprać +‎ -ać.

zapierać impf (perfective zaprać)

1. (transitive) to wash up, to wash over (to wash only the dirty part of something)

From zaprzeć +‎ -ać.

zapierać impf (perfective zaprzeć)

1. (transitive) to make breathing difficult [with dative ‘for whom’]
2. (transitive) to lean [with accusative or instrumental ‘what’, along with o (+ accusative) ‘against what’]
3. (transitive) to block something by lean against it
4. (reflexive with się) to lean against something [with o (+ accusative) ‘against what’]
5. (reflexive with się) to lean against something, to resist (to not want to do something)
6. (reflexive with się) to cut ties [with o (+ genitive) ‘with who or what’]
7. (reflexive with się) to not associate with something [with o (+ genitive) ‘with who or what’]

• zapierać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• zapierać in Polish dictionaries at PWN