прикручивать

Russian

Etymology

прикрути́ть (prikrutítʹ) + -ивать (-ivatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prʲɪˈkrut͡ɕɪvətʲ]

Verb

прикру́чивать • (prikrúčivatʹ) impf (perfective прикрути́ть)

  1. (colloquial) to spin on, to tie on, to attach by spinning or tying
  2. (colloquial) to screw in, to tighten by screwing
  3. (colloquial) to turn down (a lantern, lamp, etc.) (to reduce the power of by turning a screw or lever)
  4. (colloquial) to shorten (a wick) by twisting

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • прикру́чивание (prikrúčivanije)
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