коло́ть

common #967B2

verbimperfective perfective is кольну́ть

1.
to prick, to sting, to prickle, to stab
Шерстяно́й сви́тер ко́лет ше́ю.
The woollen sweater prickles my neck.
Also figuratively: «правда глаза колет» - the truth hurts.
2.
to chop, to split, to crack (nuts)
Дед ко́лет дрова́ в сара́е.
Grandpa is chopping firewood in the shed.
Used of firewood, ice, sugar, nuts.
3.
to inject, to give injectionsmedicine
Медсестра́ ко́лет мне антибио́тик.
The nurse is giving me an antibiotic injection.
Colloquial; the drug or the patient can be the object.
4.
(rare) to slaughter (by stabbing), to stick (a pig)
В дере́вне осенью ко́лют свине́й.
In the village they slaughter pigs in the autumn.
Of livestock, especially pigs.

Examples

Дед колол чурки для печки весь день.
Grandfather spent the whole day chopping logs for the stove.
Узнаю бра́та Колю́!
He is his usual self.
Прямо высказанная пра́вда колет.
The truth, stated outright, hurts.
Дед взял колун и пошёл колоть дрова.
Grandfather took the splitting maul and went to chop wood.
Том колет дрова.
Tom is chopping wood.
Том лю́бит коло́ть дрова.
Tom likes to chop wood.
Я зна́ю, почему так много люде́й лю́бит коло́ть дрова.
I know why there are so many people who love chopping wood.
Мы кололи дрова, разрубая старый чурбан.
We chopped firewood by splitting an old log.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	коли́
вы	коли́те

Active present	ко́лющий	pricking, piercing, stabbing, stinging
Active past	коло́вший	pricking, stinging, stabbing
Passive present	-
Passive past	ко́лотый	stabbed, pierced, puncture-
Gerund present	коля́	while doing (present)
Gerund past	коло́в коловши	while doing (past)

LockedUnlock typical usages

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
коло́ть	-	to prick; to chop; to inject; to slaughter (by stabbing)
коло́ться	-	to be prickly; to split
вколо́ть	в-	to stick in; to work hard
вы́колоть	вы-	to prick out