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To apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literally, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To reject intimacy; to reject friendship or romance; to refuse to accept or think about (something unpleasant).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
push out of the way
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: push aside
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: push, force
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Māori:
hoe
— (literally) to apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position
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Khiamniungan Naga:
thòikhūa
— (literally) to apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position
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Polish:
odpychać
— (literally) to apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position
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Polish:
odepchnąć
— (literally) to apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position
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Polish:
odsuwać
— (literally) to apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position
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Polish:
odsunąć
— (literally) to apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position
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Russian:
оттолкну́ть
(ottolknútʹ)
— (literally) to apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position
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Russian:
отта́лкивать
(ottálkivatʹ)
— (literally) to apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position
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Spanish:
dar un volón
— (literally) to apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position
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Spanish:
dar un empujón
— (literally) to apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position
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Spanish:
dar un aventón
— (literally) to apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position
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Ukrainian:
відшто́вхувати
(vidštóvxuvaty)
— (literally) to apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position
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Ukrainian:
відштовхну́ти
(vidštovxnúty)
— (literally) to apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position
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Polish:
odpychać
— (''figuratively'') to reject intimacy; to reject friendship or romance; to refuse to accept or think about
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Polish:
odepchnąć
— (''figuratively'') to reject intimacy; to reject friendship or romance; to refuse to accept or think about
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Polish:
odsuwać
— (''figuratively'') to reject intimacy; to reject friendship or romance; to refuse to accept or think about
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Polish:
odsunąć
— (''figuratively'') to reject intimacy; to reject friendship or romance; to refuse to accept or think about
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Russian:
оттолкну́ть
(ottolknútʹ)
— (''figuratively'') to reject intimacy; to reject friendship or romance; to refuse to accept or think about
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Russian:
отта́лкивать
(ottálkivatʹ)
— (''figuratively'') to reject intimacy; to reject friendship or romance; to refuse to accept or think about
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Spanish:
rehuir
— (''figuratively'') to reject intimacy; to reject friendship or romance; to refuse to accept or think about
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Spanish:
alejar
— (''figuratively'') to reject intimacy; to reject friendship or romance; to refuse to accept or think about
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Ukrainian:
відшто́вхувати
(vidštóvxuvaty)
— (''figuratively'') to reject intimacy; to reject friendship or romance; to refuse to accept or think about
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Ukrainian:
відштовхну́ти
(vidštovxnúty)
— (''figuratively'') to reject intimacy; to reject friendship or romance; to refuse to accept or think about
