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подтиквам — meaning in English

podtikvam

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English meaning

  • egg noun An oval or round body laid by birds, reptiles, and many other animals, usually containing a developing embryo.
  • goad noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
  • impel verb To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
  • prod verb To poke someone or something, usually with a finger or pointed object.
  • prompt adj Done quickly, without delay.
  • urge noun A strong impulse or desire to do something.
  • whip noun A flexible rod or braided cord, often of leather, used to strike an animal or person, or to make a sharp cracking noise.

Senses

подтиквам is used for these senses in English:

  • egg (transitive, obsolete, _, except in egg on) To encourage, incite, or urge (someone).
  • goad To encourage or stimulate.
  • impel (transitive) To urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
  • prod (transitive) To poke, to push, to touch.
  • prod (transitive, informal) To encourage, to prompt.
  • urge (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
  • whip (transitive) To urge into action or obedience.

egg — full definition

  1. noun An oval or round body laid by birds, reptiles, and many other animals, usually containing a developing embryo.
  2. noun The edible egg of a domestic bird, especially a chicken, used as food.
  3. noun The female reproductive cell of an animal, from which offspring develop when fertilized.
  4. verb To urge or encourage someone, usually into doing something reckless (used with "on").

goad — full definition

  1. noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
  2. verb To provoke or push someone into doing something, often by teasing or taunting.

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