взметнуть

Russian

Etymology

вз- (vz-) +‎ метну́ть (metnútʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vzmʲɪtˈnutʲ]

Verb

взметну́ть • (vzmetnútʹpf (imperfective взмётывать)

  1. (colloquial) to cock (a rifle or gun)
  2. (colloquial) to flap (wings)
  3. (colloquial) to rise, to rise above others
  4. (colloquial) to throw up rapidly with force (as one’s hands)
  5. (figurative, colloquial) to hike, to increase, to inflate

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