baciti

From older bačiti, from Proto-Slavic *bačiti.

• IPA^(key): /bǎːtsiti/
• Hyphenation: ba‧ci‧ti

báciti pf (Cyrillic spelling ба́цити)

1. (transitive, reflexive) to throw, cast

   baciti kocku ― to cast a die

   Baci mi loptu! ― Throw me the ball!

2. (transitive) to throw out, discard, dispose

   baciti smeće/đubre ― throw out the trash

3. (transitive, sports) to throw (spear, discus etc.)

   baciti koplje ― to throw the javelin

4. idiomatic and figurative senses that refer to throwing, literally or figuratively

   baciti u vodu ― to discard, waste (literally, “throw in the water”)

   nije za baciti ― nothing to sneeze at (literally, “not to be thrown away”)

   baciti ulje na vatru ― to add fuel to the fire (literally, “throw oil to the fire”)

   baciti se na učenje ― to hit the books (literally, “throw oneself at studying”)

• bàcati impf