"прощупывать почву" meaning in Russian

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Verb

IPA: [prɐˈɕːupɨvətʲ ˈpot͡ɕvʊ] Forms: прощу́пывать по́чву [canonical], proščúpyvatʹ póčvu [romanization], прощу́пать по́чву [perfective]
Etymology: Literally, “to test the soil”. Compare French tâter le terrain. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to test the soil}} “to test the soil”, {{lit|to test the soil}} Literally, “to test the soil”, {{cog|fr|tâter le terrain}} French tâter le terrain Head templates: {{ru-verb|прощу́пывать по́чву|impf|pf=прощу́пать по́чву}} прощу́пывать по́чву • (proščúpyvatʹ póčvu) impf (perfective прощу́пать по́чву)
  1. (figuratively) to test the waters Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-прощупывать_почву-ru-verb-MU6vH9M9 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header
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      "args": {
        "1": "to test the soil"
      },
      "expansion": "“to test the soil”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to test the soil"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to test the soil”",
      "name": "lit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "tâter le terrain"
      },
      "expansion": "French tâter le terrain",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to test the soil”. Compare French tâter le terrain.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "прощу́пывать по́чву",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "proščúpyvatʹ póčvu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "прощу́пать по́чву",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "прощу́пывать по́чву",
        "2": "impf",
        "pf": "прощу́пать по́чву"
      },
      "expansion": "прощу́пывать по́чву • (proščúpyvatʹ póčvu) impf (perfective прощу́пать по́чву)",
      "name": "ru-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Russian",
  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "to test the waters"
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        [
          "test the waters",
          "test the waters"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figuratively) to test the waters"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[prɐˈɕːupɨvətʲ ˈpot͡ɕvʊ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "прощупывать почву"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to test the soil"
      },
      "expansion": "“to test the soil”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to test the soil"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to test the soil”",
      "name": "lit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "tâter le terrain"
      },
      "expansion": "French tâter le terrain",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to test the soil”. Compare French tâter le terrain.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "прощу́пывать по́чву",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "proščúpyvatʹ póčvu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "прощу́пать по́чву",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "прощу́пывать по́чву",
        "2": "impf",
        "pf": "прощу́пать по́чву"
      },
      "expansion": "прощу́пывать по́чву • (proščúpyvatʹ póčvu) impf (perfective прощу́пать по́чву)",
      "name": "ru-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Russian",
  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Russian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Russian imperfective verbs",
        "Russian lemmas",
        "Russian multiword terms",
        "Russian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Russian verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to test the waters"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "test the waters",
          "test the waters"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to test the waters"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[prɐˈɕːupɨvətʲ ˈpot͡ɕvʊ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "прощупывать почву"
}

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