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выу́живать — meaning in English

vyuzhivat

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English meaning

  • dredge noun A machine or device used to scoop up material from the bottom of a body of water.
  • fish noun A cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes through gills, and swims using fins.
  • wangle verb To get something by being cunning or tricking people.

Senses

выу́живать is used for these senses in English:

  • dredge (transitive, usually with "up") To unearth.
  • fish (intransitive, followed by "for" or "around for") To talk to people in an attempt to get them to say something, or seek to obtain something by artifice.
  • wangle (transitive) To obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods.

dredge — full definition

  1. noun A machine or device used to scoop up material from the bottom of a body of water.
  2. verb To clear or deepen a waterway by scooping out mud, sand, or debris.
  3. verb To bring up something unpleasant from the past, often followed by "up."

fish — full definition

  1. noun A cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes through gills, and swims using fins.
  2. noun The flesh of such an animal, eaten as food.
  3. verb To try to catch fish.
  4. verb To search for or try to obtain something indirectly, often through hints or probing questions.
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