突く — meaning in English

English meaning

• pass verb To move from one place, position, or state to another.
• poke verb To prod or jab something with a finger or object.
• prod verb To poke someone or something, usually with a finger or pointed object.
• spur noun A spiked device worn on a rider's boot heel to urge a horse forward.
• stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.
• thrust noun A sudden strong push or lunge forward.

Senses

突く is used for these senses in English:

• pass (transitive) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically, to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid and just.
• poke To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick. [from late 14th c.]
• prod (transitive) To poke, to push, to touch.
• spur (transitive) To prod (especially a horse) on the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig.
• stick (transitive) To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.

pass — full definition

1. verb To move from one place, position, or state to another.
2. verb To succeed in a test, exam, or inspection.
3. verb To hand something to someone, or to send the ball to a teammate in sport.
4. verb To decline a turn or an opportunity.
5. noun A document or ticket granting entry or permission.

poke — full definition

1. verb To prod or jab something with a finger or object.
2. verb To thrust something out or forward, such as one's head or tongue.
3. noun A prod, jab, or thrust.
4. noun A Hawaiian dish of cubed raw fish mixed with seasonings.

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