berúg

Hungarian

Etymology

be- +‎ rúg

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛruːɡ]
  • Hyphenation: be‧rúg
  • Rhymes: -uːɡ

Verb

berúg

  1. (transitive) to kick in (to kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards)
    berúgja az ajtót ― to kick in the door
  2. (transitive) to kick start (to start a motorcycle)
  3. (transitive, soccer) to score (a goal) (to earn points in a soccer game)
  4. (intransitive, informal) to get drunk
    Synonym: a pohár fenekére néz

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • berúgás

Further reading

  • berúg in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • berúg in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
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