Meaning of zbíjať | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to rob, to plunder, to pillage (to attack travelers to steal from them, historically as a form of social resistance)
   imperfective, transitive
2. to chip away, to break up (to remove layers of rock or coal, typically using a jackhammer)
   imperfective, transitive
3. imperfective form of zbiť (“to nail together, to knock down”)
   form-of, imperfective, transitive
4. imperfective form of zbiť sa (“to crowd together”)
   form-of, imperfective, reflexive

Examples

“V týchto hlbokých lesoch kedysi zbojníci zbíjali panských úradníkov.”

In these deep forests, bandits used to rob lordly officials back in the day.

“Baníci v hlbokej šachte usilovne zbíjali uhlie zbíjačkami.”

The miners in the deep shaft were diligently chipping away coal with jackhammers.

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