työntää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- boost noun Something that helps increase or improve a person's effort, confidence, or performance.
- propel verb To push or drive something forward.
- push verb To apply force to something so it moves away from you.
- put verb To move something into a particular place or position.
- thrust noun A sudden strong push or lunge forward.
Senses
työntää is used for these senses in English:
- boost (transitive) To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
- propel (transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward.
- push (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
- push (intransitive) To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate.
- push (computing) To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
- push (computing) To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
- push (snooker) To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot).
- put (obsolete) To incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige.
boost — full definition
- noun Something that helps increase or improve a person's effort, confidence, or performance.
- verb To help increase or improve something.
- verb To start a vehicle with a dead battery using jumper cables (informal).
propel — full definition
- verb To push or drive something forward.
- verb To drive someone toward a particular outcome or change.