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hincar

to drive in

verb een-KAHR Rare
Body & Health Movement

Origin: From hinca-, related to Latin figere 'to fix, drive in'.

Also means

to sink into

Usage Note

Hincar means to drive or thrust something pointed into a surface, as in hincar una estaca ('to drive in a stake'). The reflexive phrase hincarse de rodillas means 'to kneel down' and is very common in religious and literary contexts. Note the spelling change: hinca → hinque in the subjunctive (c→qu before e).

Examples

"El carpintero hincó el clavo con fuerza."

Natural Translation

The carpenter drove the nail in forcefully.

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