| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | begin to strike | забить (with в + acc.) |
| inf. | begin to strike | замолотить |
| gen. | begin to strike | забивать (with в + acc.) |
| Gruzovik | begin to strike | забить |
| Gruzovik, inf. | begin to strike a match | зачиркать спичкой |
| Gruzovik, inf. | begin to strike sharply against/on | зачиркать |