товкти

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian толчи́, товчи́ (tolčí, tovčí), from Old East Slavic толчи (tolči), from Proto-Slavic *tьlťi, parallel to Proto-Slavic *telťi. Cognate with Belarusian таўчы́ (taŭčý), dialectal Russian толчи́ (tolčí), Old Church Slavonic тлъщи (tlŭšti), Czech tlouct, Polish tłuc.

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Verb

товкти́ (tovktýimpf (transitive)

  1. to crush, to pound, to mash, to pulp, to bray (using a pestle, masher, etc.)
    Synonyms: розтира́ти (roztyráty), дави́ти (davýty), розда́влювати (rozdávljuvaty), дроби́ти (drobýty), роздро́блювати (rozdróbljuvaty), м'я́ти (mʺjáty), розмина́ти (rozmynáty)
  2. to smash, to shatter (with a hammer or any blunt tool)
    Synonyms: розбива́ти (rozbyváty), молоти́ти (molotýty), трощи́ти (troščýty), розтро́щувати (roztróščuvaty), роздро́блювати (rozdróbljuvaty)
  3. (colloquial) to pound, to hit, to beat, to pummel
    Synonyms: би́ти (býty), лупи́ти (lupýty), лупцюва́ти (lupcjuváty), ге́пати (hépaty), міси́ти (misýty), молоти́ти (molotýty)
  4. (colloquial) to say repeatedly, to regurgitate
  5. (colloquial) to learn by rote
    Synonyms: зубри́ти (zubrýty), зау́чувати (zaúčuvaty)

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