заметать

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Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

замести́ (zamestí) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

Verb

замета́ть (zametátʹimpf (perfective замести́)

  1. to sweep (up)
    замета́ть следы́zametátʹ sledýto cover one's tracks
  2. (with snow, sand etc.) to cover, to drift (against)
    дом замета́ло сне́гомdom zametálo snégomthe snow drifted in great piles against the house
  3. (colloquial) to seize, to pinch, to run in, to arrest
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Etymology 2

за- (za-) +‎ мета́ть (metátʹ, to baste)

Verb

замета́ть (zametátʹpf (imperfective замётывать)

  1. to baste, to tack, to sew up
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Etymology 3

за- (za-) +‎ мета́ть (metátʹ, to throw, to cast)

Verb

замета́ть (zametátʹpf (imperfective замётывать)

  1. (colloquial) to bespatter, to shower, to bombard with
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Verb

замета́ть (zametátʹpf (imperfective мета́ть)

  1. to start throwing
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