прока́пывать

rare #52666

verbimperfective perfective is прокопа́ть

1.
to dig, to dig through, to dig out
Рабочие прока́пывают кана́л че́рез поле.
The workers are digging a channel across the field.
Imperfective of прокопать; usually of digging a channel, ditch or tunnel right through something.
2.
(rare) to let drip through, to drip through, to administer in dropsmedicine
Врач прока́пывает больному лека́рство че́рез ка́пельницу.
The doctor is giving the patient the medicine by IV drip.
From капать; also colloquially of giving a course of drops or an IV drip.
3.
(rare) to dig for a while
Он прока́пывал транше́ю весь день.
He spent the whole day digging the trench.
Durative use, mostly with a time expression.

Examples

Рабочие прокапывают канал вдоль дороги.
The workers are digging a canal along the road.
Он прокапывает узкий ход к погребу.
He is digging a narrow passage to the cellar.
Мы весь день прокапывали траншею для трубы.
We spent the whole day digging a trench for the pipe.

Imperative
ты	прока́пывай
вы	прока́пывайте

Active present	прока́пывающий	dripping through, leaking, seeping
Active past	прока́пывавший	having been dripping through, that was dripping through, leaking (past)
Passive present	прока́пываемый	being instilled, being dripped, being infused
Passive past	-
Gerund present	прока́пывая	while doing (present)
Gerund past	прокапывав прокапывавши	while doing (past)