топтать

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tъpъtati. By surface analysis, то́пот (tópot) +‎ +ать (+atʹ).

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  • IPA(key): [tɐpˈtatʲ]
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

топта́ть (toptátʹimpf

  1. to trample down
  2. to tread dirt (into), to leave dirty footmarks (on), to track dirt (on)
    топта́ть пол гря́зными боти́нкамиtoptátʹ pol grjáznymi botínkamito mark up the floor with one's dirty boots
  3. to knead
    топта́ть гли́нуtoptátʹ glínuto knead clay
  4. (colloquial) to wear (shoes) unsparingly
    не топчи́ зря но́вые ту́флиne topčí zrja nóvyje túflidon't walk around in your new shoes without a reason
  5. to trample (on)
    топта́ть чьё-либо досто́инствоtoptátʹ čʹjo-libo dostóinstvoto trample on someone's dignity
  6. (colloquial) (of fowl) to cover, to mount

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