забива́ться

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verbreflexiveimperfective perfective is заби́ться

1.
to hide (in a corner), to crawl (into), to tuck oneself away
Кот забива́ется под дива́н.
The cat hides under the sofa.
Usually with в/под + a small or enclosed space.
2.
to get clogged, to become blocked, to get plugged up
Ра́ковина на ку́хне ча́сто забива́ется.
The kitchen sink often gets clogged.
Of pipes, filters, a nose.
3.
to get into, to penetrate, to work its way in
Песо́к забива́ется в о́бувь.
Sand gets into your shoes.
Of dust, sand, snow entering small gaps.

Examples

Ты забива́ешься в эмоциона́льный у́гол.
You are backing yourself into a bad emotional corner.
Кот забивается под диван во время грозы.
The cat hides under the sofa during thunderstorms.
Труба забивается жиром, надо её чистить.
The pipe is getting clogged with grease; it needs to be cleaned.
Дети забивались в угол и тихо смеялись.
The children hid in a corner and quietly giggled.

Imperative
ты	забива́йся
вы	забива́йтесь

Active present	забива́ющийся	clogging, easily clogged, prone to clogging
Active past	забива́вшийся	getting clogged, getting blocked, becoming jammed
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	забива́ясь	while doing (present)
Gerund past	забивавшись	while doing (past)

(Derived from бива́ть.)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
забива́ть	за-	to hammer in; to score; to board up; to beat to death; to clog
забива́ться	-	to hide (in a corner); to get clogged; to get into

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