крыть

rare #17648

verbimperfective perfective is покры́ть

1.
to cover (a roof), to roof, to thatch, to tileconstruction
Кры́шу кро́ют желе́зом.
The roof is being covered with sheet metal.
что? - usually of roofs
2.
to coat, to cover (with paint), to varnish
Пол кро́ют лаком в два слоя.
The floor is being coated with two layers of varnish.
что? чем?
3.
to trump, to beat (a card), to cover (a card)card-games
Чем ты бу́дешь крыть?
What are you going to beat it with?
что? чем? - in card games
4.
to scold, to rail at, to curse, to swear at
Он крыл нача́льника последними слова́ми.
He was cursing his boss with the foulest words.
кого? что? - colloquial

Examples

Не крой мою карту козырем!
Don't trump my card!
Он крыл соседа последними словами.
He cursed his neighbor using every swear word in the book.
Рабочие крыли крышу новым железом.
The workers were roofing the building with new sheet metal.

Imperative
ты	кро́й
вы	кро́йте

Active present	кро́ющий	covering, overlaying
Active past	кры́вший	covering, sheltering, shielding, having covered
Passive present	кро́емый	covered, being covered, sheltered
Passive past	кры́тый	covered(roofed)
Gerund present	кроя	while doing (present)
Gerund past	кры́в крывши	while doing (past)

LockedUnlock full word family

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
крыть	-	to cover (a roof); to coat; to trump; to scold
кры́ться	-	to lie
закры́ть	за-	to close; to turn off; to close down; to cover
закры́ться	за-	to close; to shut oneself in; to cover oneself; to shield oneself; to close down