чіплятися

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From чіпля́ти (čipljáty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian цепля́ться (cepljátʹsja), Belarusian чапля́цца (čapljácca), Polish czepiać się.

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Verb

чіпля́тися (čipljátysjaimpf

  1. to cling, to cling to (to hold very tightly)
  2. to catch (on), to hitch, to hook (onto), to become attached (to), to get snagged (on)
  3. to stick (to adhere)
  4. to hang
  5. (figuratively, colloquial) to cling, to cling to (to be fond of, to feel strongly about and dependent on)
  6. (figuratively, colloquial) to find fault (with), to get on someone's case, to pick on
    Synonym: прискі́пуватися impf (pryskípuvatysja)
  7. passive of чіпля́ти impf (čipljáty)

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