сікти

Inherited from Old Ruthenian сѣчи́, сечи́ (sěčí, sečí), from Old East Slavic сѣчи (sěči), from Proto-Slavic *sěťi

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сікти́ • (siktý) impf (transitive)

1. to slice, to cut up, to chop up, to shred
2. to slash, to cut, to lacerate
3. to strike (with sharp melee weapons)
4. to cut off, to lop off, to chop off
5. to damage/eat leaves (of pest insects)
6. to whip, to flog, to lash
7. to beat down, strike (of precipitation)
8. to shoot/fire frantically
9. (slang) to know what's what, to be very familiar with
10. (slang) to get it, to catch the drift

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “сікти”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “сікти”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “сікти”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “сікти”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
• “сікти”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “сікти”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)