топи́ть — meaning in English
topit
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English meaning
- drift noun A slow, gradual movement or change, often without direct control.
- drown verb To die, or to kill, by being unable to breathe underwater.
- root noun The underground part of a plant that anchors it and draws in water and nutrients.
- sink verb To go down below the surface of water or another liquid, or to cause something to do so.
- stoke verb To add fuel to a fire to keep it burning, or to feed a furnace.
Senses
топи́ть is used for these senses in English:
- drift (automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).
- drown (transitive) To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.
- drown (intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.
- root (intransitive, with "for" or "on", US) To cheer (on); to show support (for) and hope for the success of. (See root for.) [late 19th century]
- root for (transitive, informal) To support (a favored person, team, or result).
- sink (ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
- sink (transitive, figurative) To cause to decline; to depress or degrade.
drift — full definition
- noun A slow, gradual movement or change, often without direct control.
- noun A large mound of snow, sand, or debris piled up by wind or current.
- noun The general meaning or intention of something said.
- verb To move slowly and without control, carried by wind, water, or circumstance.
drown — full definition
- verb To die, or to kill, by being unable to breathe underwater.
- verb To overwhelm or completely cover, often used figuratively.