Russian

Verb

втяну́ть • ‎(vtjanútʹ) pf ‎(imperfective втя́гивать)

1. to pull (in, into, on, up), to draw (in, into, on, up)
2. to take in

   втяну́ть во́здух‎ ― vtjanútʹ vózdux ― to draw/breathe/take in air

   втяну́ть жи́дкость‎ ― vtjanútʹ žídkostʹ ― to take in (suck up; absorb) liquid

   втяну́ть ко́гти‎ ― vtjanútʹ kógti ― to draw in its claws

   втяну́ть щёки (живо́т)‎ ― vtjanútʹ ščóki (živót) ― to suck/pull in one's cheeks (stomach)

3. (colloquial) to draw (into), to get involved (in)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• втя́гиваться ‎(vtjágivatʹsja), втяну́ться ‎(vtjanútʹsja)