provlačiti

1. (+ acc., kroz + acc.) to pull through; to thread
   Baka polako provlači konac kroz iglu. — Grandma is slowly threading the needle.
   Kablove provlačimo kroz rupu u zidu. — We pull the cables through a hole in the wall.
2. (provlačiti se) to squeeze through
   Mačka se provlači kroz ogradu svako jutro. — The cat squeezes through the fence every morning.
   Ljudi su se provlačili kroz gužvu u tramvaju. — People were squeezing through the crowd on the tram.
3. colloq. (provlačiti se) to scrape by; to get away with it
   On se kroz fakultet provlači sa šesticama. — He's scraping through university with the lowest passing grades.
   Ne možeš se večito provlačiti, jednom će te uhvatiti. — You can't get away with it forever, one day they'll catch you.
4. (provlačiti se, of a theme) to run through; to recur
   Tema usamljenosti provlači se kroz ceo roman. — The theme of loneliness runs through the whole novel.

The perfective pair is provući; the meanings 'squeeze through' and 'get by' take se.