полива́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• knock verb To strike something, especially a door, sharply with the knuckles or an object.
• shower noun A device that sprays water over a person for washing, or the act of washing this way.
• Water noun The clear liquid (H2O) that falls as rain and fills rivers, lakes, and seas, essential to all known life.

Senses

полива́ть is used for these senses in English:

• knock (transitive, colloquial, originally, US) To criticize verbally; to denigrate; to undervalue.
• shower To spray with (a specified liquid) (followed by with).
• water (transitive) To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

knock — full definition

1. verb To strike something, especially a door, sharply with the knuckles or an object.
2. verb To criticize someone or something.
3. noun A sharp rapping sound, or a blow or setback.

shower — full definition

1. noun A device that sprays water over a person for washing, or the act of washing this way.
2. noun A brief spell of rain.
3. noun A party celebrating an upcoming birth or wedding, at which the guest of honour receives gifts.
4. verb To wash oneself using a shower.
5. verb To give something generously or in abundance.

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