työntyä — meaning in English

English meaning

• penetrate verb To make a way into or through something; to pierce or pass into the interior of something.
• protrude verb To cause (something) to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to cause (something) to project or stick out.
• thrust noun A sudden strong push or lunge forward.

Senses

työntyä is used for these senses in English:

• penetrate To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
• protrude (transitive) To cause to extend from a surface or boundary; to cause to stick out.
• thrust (intransitive) To make advance with force.

penetrate — full definition

1. verb To make a way into or through something; to pierce or pass into the interior of something.
2. verb To come to understand something fully despite difficulty; to see through to the truth of it.

protrude — full definition

1. verb To cause (something) to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to cause (something) to project or stick out.
2. verb To thrust (someone or something) forward; to drive or force along.
3. verb To put forward (an opinion, etc.) in an overly assertive manner; to obtrude.
4. verb To cause (something) to emerge.

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