лепи́ть

uncommon #8802

verbimperfective perfective is слепи́ть

1.
to mold, to shape, to sculpt, to model
Дети лепи́ли сне́жную ба́бу.
The children were making a snowman.
of clay plasticine snow etc.
2.
to stick, to glue, to paste
Он ле́пит афи́шу на стену.
He is sticking a poster on the wall.
colloquial

Examples

Старая горшечница лепила посуду из глины.
The old potter shaped pottery from clay.
Мастер, расплавивший стекло, начал лепить фигуру.
The craftsman who melted the glass began shaping a figure.
Повар, размявший тесто, начал лепить пирожки.
The cook, having kneaded the dough, began making the pastries.
Бабушка научила меня лепить хинкали.
My grandmother taught me how to shape khinkali.
Размявший пластилин ребёнок начал лепить фигурки.
The child, having softened the modeling clay, began making figures.
Снеговика́ лу́чше лепи́ть из сыро́го снега.
It’s better to make a snowman out of wet snow.
Мы вчера лепили пельмени всей семьёй
Yesterday, the whole family made pelmeni together.
Ты ле́пишь снеговика́? - "Нет, я леплю́ сне́жную ба́бу".
Are you making a snowman? "No, I'm making a snow woman."

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	лепи́
вы	лепи́те

Active present	ле́пящий	sculpting, molding, sticking, adhesive
Active past	лепи́вший	sculpting, molding, fashioning, who sculpted
Passive present	лепи́мый	molded, sculpted, formable, plastic
Passive past	ле́пленный	sculpted, molded, fashioned
Gerund present	лепя́	while doing (present)
Gerund past	лепив лепивши	while doing (past)