puxão — meaning in English

English meaning

• pull verb To apply force to something so it moves toward you.
• saccade noun A rapid movement of the eye (either voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another. (Often described as a jerky movement, but this word denotes all such quick eye movements, which happen continually, not just exaggerated or weird ones, and not nystagmus.)
• yank verb To pull something suddenly and forcefully.

Senses

puxão is used for these senses in English:

• pull (countable) An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).
• saccade The act of checking a horse quickly with a single strong pull of the reins.
• yank A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).

pull — full definition

1. verb To apply force to something so it moves toward you.
2. verb To remove or withdraw something, especially from sale, publication, or use.
3. verb To strain or injure a muscle or ligament.
4. noun The act of pulling, or the force that draws something toward a source.
5. noun Influence or the ability to get favorable treatment.

saccade — full definition

1. noun A rapid movement of the eye (either voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another. (Often described as a jerky movement, but this word denotes all such quick eye movements, which happen continually, not just exaggerated or weird ones, and not nystagmus.)
2. noun The act of checking a horse quickly with a single strong pull of the reins.
3. noun The sounding of two violin strings together by using a sudden strong pressure of the bow.
4. noun Any sudden jerking movement.

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