по́тчевать — meaning in English
potchevat
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English meaning
- ply verb To work steadily at something, or use a tool with regular effort.
Senses
по́тчевать is used for these senses in English:
- ply (intransitive, nautical, obsolete) To manoeuvre a sailing vessel so that the direction of the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to work to windward, to beat, to tack.
- regale (transitive) To provide hospitality for (someone); to supply with abundant food and drink. [from 17th c.]
- regale (figurative, transitive) To entertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh.
ply — full definition
- verb To work steadily at something, or use a tool with regular effort.
- verb To keep offering someone something persistently.
- verb To travel regularly along a particular route.
- noun A single layer or strand, as in wood, rope, or yarn.