motati

1. to wind; to roll up
   Baka mota vunu u klupko. — Grandma is winding the wool into a ball.
   Motali smo kablove posle koncerta. — We were rolling up the cables after the concert.
2. (of a cigarette) to roll
   On uvek sam mota cigarete. — He always rolls his own cigarettes.
3. (around something) to wrap
   Motala je šal oko vrata dok je izlazila. — She was wrapping a scarf around her neck as she went out.
4. colloq. (motati se) to hang around; to loiter
   Neki tip se mota oko zgrade već sat vremena. — Some guy has been hanging around the building for an hour.
   Ne motaj mi se oko nogu dok kuvam! — Don't get under my feet while I'm cooking!
5. (motati se po glavi) to keep going round in one's head
   Ta ideja mi se mota po glavi danima. — That idea has been going round in my head for days.
6. colloq. (of a steering wheel) to turn the steering wheel
   Pri parkiranju motaj volan udesno. — When parking, turn the wheel to the right.

In the meaning "hang around" it takes se: motati se oko nekoga.