ponnistaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• exert verb To apply or make use of something, such as force, influence, or effort.
• push verb To apply force to something so it moves away from you.

Senses

ponnistaa is used for these senses in English:

• bear down (intransitive) To exert downward pressure on one's abdomen, as in giving birth, forcing out feces, and some similar bodily maneuvers.
• exert (reflexive) To put in vigorous action.
• push (intransitive) To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate.

push — full definition

1. verb To apply force to something so it moves away from you.
2. verb To keep pressuring or persuading someone toward a course of action.
3. verb To promote or advertise something persistently.
4. verb To keep striving hard toward a goal.
5. noun A short, forceful application of pressure; the act of pushing.

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