припира́ть

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verbimperfective perfective is припере́ть

1.
to press (against), to push (against), to corner (someone)
Не припира́й меня́ к стене!
Don't press me against the wall!
к кому? к чему? - often figurative: припирать к стенке 'corner someone'
2.
to bar, to block, to prop shut
Дверь припира́ли па́лкой, что́бы её не откры́ли.
They used to bar the door with a stick so nobody could open it.
of a door or gate, secured with a prop
3.
to lug (along), to drag along, to haul in
Заче́м ты припира́ешь сто́лько су́мок?
Why do you keep lugging in so many bags?
colloquial
4.
(rare) to show up, to turn up (uninvited)
Он опя́ть припира́ет к нам без приглаше́ния.
He's showing up at our place uninvited again.
colloquial and disapproving
5.
(rare) to leave ajar, to push (a door) to
Он всегда́ то́лько припира́ет дверь, а не закрыва́ет её.
He always just pushes the door to instead of shutting it.
of a door

Examples

Толпа припирает нас к стене.
The crowd is pressing us against the wall.
Он припирает дверь стулом на ночь.
He wedges the door shut with a chair for the night.

Imperative
ты	припира́й
вы	припира́йте

Active present	припира́ющий	pressing against, pinning, pushing up against
Active past	припира́вший	cornering, pressing, who was cornering
Passive present	припираемый	being pressed, being pushed, being pinned, being cornered
Passive past	-
Gerund present	припира́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	припирав припиравши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
выпира́ть	вы-	to stick out; to push out; to kick out
запира́ть	за-	to lock; to lock in
напира́ть	на-	to press; to emphasize
отпира́ть	от-	to unlock

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