затыкать

Russian

Etymology

за- (za-) +‎ -тыка́ть (-tykátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zətɨˈkatʲ]

Verb

затыка́ть • (zatykátʹ) impf (perfective заткну́ть)

  1. to stop up, to plug, to cork
    затыка́ть дыры ― zatykátʹ dyry ― fill in holes, close gaps
    затыка́ть рот ― zatykátʹ rot ― to silence, stop someone's mouth, stop blabbing, shut up
  2. to stick, to thrust
    заткну́ть за по́яс ― zatknútʹ za pójas ― to be one too many, to go one better than

Conjugation

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