потопать

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Russian

Etymology 1

по- (po-) +‎ то́пать (tópatʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

пото́пать (potópatʹpf (imperfective пото́пывать)

  1. to stomp/stamp
  2. (perfective only, low colloquial, humorous) to leave, to go away
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Etymology 2

потоп- (potop-) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

потопа́ть (potopátʹimpf (perfective потону́ть)

  1. (low colloquial, regional or dated) to sink; to drown; to be lost
    Synonym: (more common, standard register) тону́ть (tonútʹ)
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