задави́ть

uncommon #9641

verbperfective imperfective is дави́ть

1.
to run over, to knock down (with a vehicle)
Соба́ку задави́ла маши́на.
A car ran over the dog.
Typically of a car or train killing or seriously injuring someone.
2.
to crush, to squash
Упа́вшая сосна́ задави́ла лесника́.
A falling pine crushed the forester.
Of a heavy object falling on someone or something.
3.
to strangle, to throttle
Я бы мог его задави́ть.
I could strangle him.

Examples

Бобра́ мо́жет задави́ть падающее де́рево.
A beaver may get crushed by a falling tree.
Его чуть не задави́ли.
He narrowly escaped being run over.
Её задави́ло маши́ной.
She was run over by a car.
Нашу соба́ку задави́л грузови́к.
Our dog was run over by a truck.
Том вчера́ задави́л соба́ку.
Tom ran over a dog yesterday.
Того́ мальчи́шку чуть не задави́ло, когда грузови́к подал назад.
That kid was almost run over when the truck backed up.
Его задави́ло насмерть.
He was run over and killed.
Бе́дную ко́шку задави́ло грузовико́м.
The poor cat was run over by a truck.
Её задави́ла маши́на.
She was run over by a car.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	задави́
вы	задави́те

Active present	-
Active past	задави́вший	having crushed, having suppressed, having overwhelmed
Passive present	-
Passive past	зада́вленный	crushed, squashed, run over
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	задави́в задавивши	while doing (past)

дави́тьto press; to pressure; to crush; to squeeze; to lie heavy on; to run over; to strangle
verbimperfective
вдави́тьto press
verbperfective
удави́тьto strangle
verbperfective
вы́давитьto squeeze out; to push out; to force out
verbperfective
дави́тьсяto choke (on food); to choke (with laughter); to choke down; to hang oneself
verbimperfective