запил

sawed into, filed into

z ɐ pʲ i ɫ → запилить
за begin, complete, or move into/behind + пи to drink + л past tense, masculine singular
verb · singular · past indicative Rare #46,821
sawed into, filed into The supplied form appears inconsistent with the lemma: the masculine past-tense form of запилить is запилил.
RU: Он запилил доску пилой.
EN: He sawed into the board with a saw.

В последнее время он запил.

Lately he has been drinking heavily.

Том запил.

Tom started drinking.

А сейчас он снова запил.

And now he's started drinking again.

— Токийская повесть (1953)

Том запил после того, как жена его бросила.

Tom started drinking after his wife left him.

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