zaglaviti

заглавити

/zaɡlǎːʋiti/ · perfective · impf.: zaglavljivati

VERB

(often with se) to get stuck; to get jammed

Zaglavio sam se u liftu na sat vremena. — I got stuck in the lift for an hour.

Zaglavila su se vrata, ne mogu da ih otvorim. — The door is jammed, I can't open it.
colloq. (of a place, situation) to get stuck; to end up

Zaglavili smo u gužvi na mostu. — We got stuck in traffic on the bridge.

Zaglavio je u zatvoru na pet godina. — He ended up in prison for five years.
(+ acc.) to jam; to wedge

Zaglavio je vrata stolicom. — He wedged the door shut with a chair.
colloq. to get killed; to lose one's life

Umalo nije zaglavio u toj nesreći. — He nearly got killed in that accident.

In the sense 'to get stuck' it is used both with and without se: zaglavio (se) sam u liftu.

Synonyms:

zaglibiti stradati

Forms

Past (masc.): zaglavio

Imperative: zaglavi

Antonyms: osloboditi