захлёстывать

rare #22831

verbimperfective perfective is захлестну́ть

1.
to wash over, to sweep over, to flood, to overflow
Волны́ захлёстывали ло́дку.
Waves were washing over the boat.
Typically of waves, water or flames covering something.
2.
to overwhelm, to engulf, to sweep over
Его захлёстывала волна́ гне́ва.
A wave of anger was overwhelming him.
Figurative, of feelings or events engulfing someone.
3.
(rare) to fasten with a loop, to lash (with a rope), to pull tight (a noose)
Он захлёстывал верёвку вокру́г столба́.
He was looping the rope tightly around the post.
4.
(rare) to whip, to lash mercilessly
Ку́чер захлёстывал лошаде́й.
The coachman was whipping the horses mercilessly.

Examples

Волны начали захлёстывать палубу корабля.
The waves began to wash over the ship's deck.
Эмоции захлёстывали её во время речи.
She was overwhelmed by emotion during her speech.
Дождь захлёстывал окна всю ночь.
The rain lashed against the windows all night.

Imperative
ты	захлёстывай
вы	захлёстывайте

Active present	захлёстывающий	flooding, swamping, engulfing, surging
Active past	захлёстывавший	washing over, engulfing, flooding, overwhelming
Passive present	захлёстываемый	being flooded, being swamped, being washed over
Passive past	-
Gerund present	захлёстывая	while doing (present)
Gerund past	захлёстывав захлёстывавши	while doing (past)

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Verb	Prefix	Meaning
захлёстывать	за-	to wash over; to overwhelm; to fasten with a loop; to whip
нахлёстывать	на-	to whip; to throw over (a loop); to snap a line; to wash up (in great quantities)
перехлёстывать	пере-	to splash over; to go too far
подхлёстывать	под-	to whip up

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