загна́ть

uncommon #6103C2

verbperfective imperfective is загоня́ть

1.
to drive in, to drive into, to herd in, to shoo in
Пасту́х загна́л ове́ц в заго́н.
The shepherd drove the sheep into the pen.
Usually with в + accusative naming the place.
2.
to corner, to trap, to drive into a corner
Они́ загна́ли зве́ря в у́гол.
They cornered the animal.
Also figurative: загнать в угол.
3.
to drive in (a nail), to hammer in, to lodge (a splinter) in
Он загна́л гвоздь в стену одни́м уда́ром.
He drove the nail into the wall with one blow.
4.
to exhaust (by driving), to ride to death, to run into the ground
Он загна́л ло́шадь на́смерть.
He rode the horse to death.
Typically of a horse; also figurative of people.

Motion info

загна́ть is derived from the unidirectional verb of motion гнать with prefix за- (go behind / start).

Прожаривающий землю июльский день загнал нас в тень.
The July heat scorching the ground drove us into the shade.
Мороз, переваливший за тридцать градусов, всех загнал домой.
The frost, which had exceeded thirty degrees, drove everyone indoors.
Дождь, перерастающий в ливень, загнал всех домой.
The rain, turning into a downpour, drove everyone indoors.
Соба́ка загнала́ ко́шку на де́рево.
The dog chased the cat up a tree.
Её загна́ли в у́гол.
She was cornered.
Две соба́ки загна́ли ено́та на де́рево.
The two dogs treed the raccoon.
Палящий зной загнал всех в тень.
The scorching heat drove everyone into the shade.
Лютеющий на ветру мороз загнал нас домой.
The frost, growing fiercer in the wind, drove us home.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	загони́
вы	загони́те

Active present	-
Active past	загна́вший	who has driven, who has exhausted, who has cornered
Passive present	-
Passive past	за́гнанный	exhausted, worn out, winded, driven too hard
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	загна́в загнавши	while doing (past)

гнатьto drive; to drive away; to lie; to distil; to persecute
verbimperfective
угна́тьto steal (a vehicle); to drive away
verbperfective
вогна́тьto drive in; to drive (into a place); to throw (into a state)
verbperfective
вы́гнатьto kick out; to distil
verbperfective
гна́тьсяto chase after (за кем-чем)
verbimperfective