вигребти

From ви́- (vý-) +‎ гребти (hrebty). Compare Belarusian вы́грабці (výhrabci), Russian вы́грести (výgresti), Polish wygrzebać.

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ви́гребти • (výhrebty) pf (imperfective вигріба́ти)

1. (transitive) to rake out, to shovel out (to remove or uncover by raking or shoveling)
2. (transitive) to rake, to dig (:hole, trench, etc.)
3. (intransitive) to row out, to paddle out (to propel oneself outwards over/through water by rowing or paddling)
4. (intransitive, figuratively, slang) to get out of a tight spot, to worm one's way out (to escape a difficult situation)

• Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2012), “вигрібати”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (в – відсрібли́тися), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 245
• “вигребти”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970), “вигрібати”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – В), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 379
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “вигребти”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “вигребти”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “вигребти”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “вигребти”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)