подбро́сить

uncommon #5991

verbperfective

1.
to toss up, to throw up, to throw (into the air)
Он подбро́сил моне́ту и пойма́л её.
He tossed the coin up and caught it.
Perfective; the imperfective is подбрасывать.
2.
to give a lift, to drop off (by car)
Подбро́сь меня́ до вокза́ла.
Give me a lift to the station.
Colloquial.
3.
to add (more of something), to put on more (fuel)
Подбро́сь дров в костёр.
Put some more wood on the fire.
Typically of firewood, coal or extra money.
4.
to plant (secretly), to slip in unnoticed
Ему подбро́сили наркотики.
Somebody planted drugs on him.
Of evidence, drugs, an anonymous note.
5.
(rare) to bring up (reinforcements), to send in (extra supplies)military
К утру подбро́сили подкрепле́ние.
By morning they had brought up reinforcements.
Chiefly military or logistical.

Examples

Могу́ вас подбро́сить, если хоти́те.
I can give you a lift if you like.
Я подбро́сил её до города.
I gave her a lift to town.
Том подбро́сил моне́ту и спроси́л: "Орел или ре́шка?"
Tom flipped the coin and said, "Heads or Tails?"
Подбро́сьте моне́ту.
Flip a coin.
Я подбросил дров в потухавший костёр.
I added some firewood to the dying campfire.
Мо́жешь подбро́сить меня до ста́нции?
Can you give me a lift to the station?
Том попроси́л подбро́сить его до дома.
Tom asked for a ride home.
Том подбро́сил меня до дома.
Tom gave me a ride home.
Рабочий подбросил дров в топку.
The worker added more firewood to the firebox.
Вы не подбро́сите меня до ста́нции?
Will you give me a lift to the station?

Imperative
ты	подбро́сь
вы	подбро́сьте

Active present	-
Active past	подбро́сивший	having tossed up, having thrown up (into the air), having thrown
Passive present	-
Passive past	подбро́шенный	tossed, thrown (up, in, under)
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	подбро́сив подбросивши	while doing (past)

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