заги́б

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nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
bend, curve, curvature
На заги́бе трубы́ появи́лась тре́щина.
A crack appeared at the bend of the pipe.
Of pipes, wire, roads and similar.
2.
fold, crease, dog-ear (of a page)
Она́ отме́тила страни́цу заги́бом угла́.
She marked the page by folding down the corner.
3.
exaggeration, excess, deviation, extreme
Э́то уже́ я́вный заги́б.
That is a clear exaggeration already.
Often of overzealous or distorted implementation of a policy.
4.
(rare) lie, fib, tall tale
Не верь ему, э́то чи́стый заги́б.
Don't believe him, that's a pure lie.
Colloquial.
5.
(rare) indentation, recess
Ло́дка стояла в заги́бе бе́рега.
The boat stood in an indentation of the shore.

Declension