zapušiti
запушитиzàpušiti · /zǎpuʃiti/ · perfective
VERB
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(an opening, a pipe) to plug; to cork; to clogZapuši flašu čepom. — Put the cork back in the bottle.Kosa je zapušila odvod u kupatilu. — Hair has clogged the bathroom drain.
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colloq. (of a cigarette or the habit) to light up; to take up smokingIzašao je napolje da zapuši cigaretu. — He went outside for a smoke.Zapušio je još u srednjoj školi. — He took up smoking back in high school.
The reflexive zapušiti se means "to get clogged": zapušila se sudopera; zapušen nos is a blocked nose.
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Expressions
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zapušiti nekome usta — to shut someone upTim golom je zapušio usta svim kritičarima. — With that goal he silenced all his critics.
Conjugation, perfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | zapušim |
| ti | zapušiš |
| on/ona/ono | zapuši |
| mi | zapušimo |
| vi | zapušite |
| oni/one/ona | zapuše |
Past tense: zapušio, zapušila, zapušilo · zapušili, zapušile
Future: zapušiću, zapušićeš, zapušiće, zapušićemo, zapušićete, zapušiće
Imperative: zapuši
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Updated 6 October 2026