нака́тывать

verbimperfective (partner нака́тить)very rarely used (#21409)

1.
to roll (up to), to roll (onto), to wheel up
Рабо́чие нака́тывали бо́чки на грузови́к.
The workers were rolling barrels onto the truck.
Of heavy round objects; imperfective of накатить.
2.
to come over (someone), to sweep over, to wash over
Боль нака́тывала на него́ во́лнами.
The pain came over him in waves.
Usually with на + accusative of the person.
3.
to make smooth, to roll flat, to pack down (a road)
Тра́кторы нака́тывали зи́мнюю доро́гу.
The tractors were packing down the winter road.
Of roads and tracks.
4.
to dash off, to scribble down, to knock out (a text)
Он нака́тывал жа́лобы во все инста́нции.
He kept dashing off complaints to every authority.
Colloquial.
5.
(rare) to lean on (someone), to put the squeeze on, to blackmail
Они́ на́чали нака́тывать на него́ и́з-за долго́в.
They started leaning on him over his debts.
Slang; with на + accusative.
6.
(rare) to mangle (laundry), to press with a roller
Ба́бушка нака́тывала бельё по́сле сти́рки.
Grandma used to mangle the laundry after washing it.
Of old-fashioned laundry work.
7.
(rare) to roll into balls, to roll out (pellets)
Она́ нака́тывала ша́рики из те́ста.
She was rolling the dough into little balls.

Examples

Прибой тихо накатывал на песок.
The surf gently rolled onto the sand.
Волны накатывают на берег одна за другой.
The waves roll onto the shore one after another.
Дождевые тучи накатывают с запада.
Rain clouds are rolling in from the west.
На берег накатывала пенящаяся волна.
A foaming wave rolled onto the shore.
Волна, забрызгивавшая берег, накатывала снова и снова.
The wave that had been splashing the shore kept rolling in again and again.
Иногда на меня нака́тывает депре́ссия.
I get depressed at times.

Imperative
ты	нака́тывай
вы	нака́тывайте

Active present	нака́тывающий	rolling, surging, overwhelming, approaching
Active past	нака́тывавший	surging, rolling on, sweeping over, welling up
Passive present	накатываемый	surging, rolling, coming on, building up
Passive past	-
Gerund present	нака́тывая	while doing (present)
Gerund past	накатывав накатывавши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
вка́тывать	в-	to roll into
выка́тывать	вы-	to roll out; to goggle
дока́тывать	до-	to roll (up to a point); to finish rolling
зака́тывать	за-	to roll up (sleeves); to roll (one's eyes); to roll (somewhere); to roll up (a bandage); to roll flat