työntö — meaning in English
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English meaning
- boost noun Something that helps increase or improve a person's effort, confidence, or performance.
- nudge verb To push someone or something gently, often to get their attention.
- propulsion noun The force or process that drives something forward.
- push verb To apply force to something so it moves away from you.
Senses
työntö is used for these senses in English:
- boost A push from behind or below, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
- clean and jerk (weightlifting) The act of lifting the barbell from the floor to a resting position across the front of the shoulders (the clean phase), pausing, and thrusting the barbell over the head to a stationary position in one movement (the jerk phase). The normal technique for both parts of this act involves propelling the barbell upwards, quickly lowering the torso, and then straightening the legs.
- nudge A gentle push.
- propulsion The process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.
- push A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
- push An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
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).
nudge — full definition
- verb To push someone or something gently, often to get their attention.
- noun A gentle push or prompt.