navaliti

1. (of a crowd) to rush; to swarm; to throng
   Kupci su navalili na rasprodaju. — Shoppers swarmed to the sale.
   Ljudi su navalili na vrata čim su se otvorila. — People rushed the doors as soon as they opened.
2. colloq. to insist; to press
   Mama je navalila da obučem jaknu. — Mom insisted that I put on a jacket.
   Navalio je na mene da ga odvezem kući. — He kept pressing me to drive him home.
3. (na + acc.) to set upon; to attack
   Trojica su navalila na njega ispred kafića. — Three guys set upon him outside the café.
   Protivnik je snažno navalio u drugom poluvremenu. — The opponents pressed hard in the second half.
4. colloq. (of food, work) to dig into; to pounce on
   Deca su navalila na picu. — The kids dug into the pizza.
5. (of tears, blood) to well up; to rush
   Suze su joj navalile na oči. — Tears welled up in her eyes.
6. (something onto someone) to load onto; to saddle someone with
   Navalili su mu sav posao na leđa. — They dumped all the work on him.
   Navalio je vreće na kola i krenuo. — He loaded the sacks onto the cart and set off.

Usually used with na + accusative; the imperfective is navaljivati.