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empujar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • boost noun Something that helps increase or improve a person's effort, confidence, or performance.
  • bundle noun A group of objects tied, wrapped, or packaged together.
  • egg noun An oval or round body laid by birds, reptiles, and many other animals, usually containing a developing embryo.
  • haul verb To pull or drag something heavy, often over a distance.
  • jostle verb To bump or push against someone while moving, often in a crowd.
  • push verb To apply force to something so it moves away from you.
  • shove verb To push something or someone roughly.
  • thrust noun A sudden strong push or lunge forward.
  • urge noun A strong impulse or desire to do something.

Senses

empujar is used for these senses in English:

  • boost (transitive) To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.
  • bundle (transitive) To hustle; to dispatch something or someone quickly.
  • egg (transitive, obsolete, _, except in egg on) To encourage, incite, or urge (someone).
  • haul (transitive) To draw or pull something heavy.
  • jostle (intransitive) To move through by pushing and shoving.
  • push (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
  • shove (transitive) To push, especially roughly or with force.
  • thrust (transitive) To push or drive with force; to shove.

boost — full definition

  1. noun Something that helps increase or improve a person's effort, confidence, or performance.
  2. verb To help increase or improve something.
  3. verb To start a vehicle with a dead battery using jumper cables (informal).

bundle — full definition

  1. noun A group of objects tied, wrapped, or packaged together.
  2. noun A set of products or services sold together as a single package.
  3. noun Informal term for a large amount of money.
  4. verb To tie or wrap into a bundle, or to sell items together as a package.

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