обмета́ть

verbperfective (partner обмётывать)rare

1.
to sweep off, to dust off, to brush off
Она́ обмета́ла пыль с кни́жных полок.
She was sweeping the dust off the bookshelves.
Imperfective; perfective обмести.
2.
to overcast (an edge), to whipstitch, to oversewsewing
Портни́ха обмета́ла кра́я тка́ни.
The seamstress overcast the edges of the fabric.
Perfective; imperfective обмётывать. Also обметать петли 'to buttonhole-stitch'.
3.
(rare) to break out (in sores), to become covered with a rashmedicine
Губы́ обмета́ло от просту́ды.
His lips broke out in sores from the cold.
Impersonal, usually of lips or skin: губы обметало.

Examples

Она обметала пыль с полки веником.
She swept the dust off the shelf with a broom.
Мама обметала крошки со стола.
Mom swept the crumbs off the table.
Он быстро обметал снег с крыльца.
He quickly swept the snow off the porch.

Imperative
ты	обмета́й
вы	обмета́йте

Active present	обмета́ющий	sweeping, brushing off, dusting off
Active past	обмета́вший	having swept, that has swept, having dusted off
Passive present	обмета́емый	swept, being swept, brushed off, being brushed off
Passive past	обмётанный	overcast (stitched), basted
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	обметав обметавши	while doing (past)

мета́тьto throw; to give birth to (of animals); to baste; to whirl; to dart
verbimperfective
взмета́тьto throw up
verbimperfective
вымета́тьto sweep
verbimperfective
вы́метатьto sweep out; to spawn; to overcast (an edge)
verbperfective
домета́тьto finish sweeping; to finish throwing
verbimperfective

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