tuputtaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• obtrude verb To push or force something on someone, or into a place, without being asked.
• push verb To apply force to something so it moves away from you.
• shill noun Someone paid to promote or endorse something while pretending to be an impartial customer.

Senses

tuputtaa is used for these senses in English:

• obtrude (transitive) To proffer (something) by force; to impose (something) on someone or into some area. [from 16th c.]
• push (transitive) To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
• push (intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
• shill (pejorative, intransitive, transitive) To promote or endorse in return for payment, especially dishonestly; sometimes extended sarcastically even to those not paid but strongly biased in favor.
• shove something down someone's throat (derogatory, idiomatic, transitive) To aggressively and persistently force an opinion, belief or idea upon a person (especially if they lack interest or have an opposing viewpoint).

obtrude — full definition

1. verb To push or force something on someone, or into a place, without being asked.
2. verb To appear or force its way in where it is not wanted.
3. verb To push yourself into a conversation or situation uninvited.

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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