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подстегнуть

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Russian

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Etymology

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под- (pod-) +‎ стегну́ть (stegnútʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pət͡sʲsʲtʲɪɡˈnutʲ]

Verb

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подстегну́ть (podstegnútʹpf (imperfective подстёгивать)

  1. (colloquial) to fasten, to clip (something to something, usually from below or from the side)
  2. to whip on, to drive forward by whipping
  3. (colloquial, figurative) to spur, to motivate to action
  4. (colloquial) to intensify; to whet (one's appetite)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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