stöta — meaning in English

English meaning

• butt noun A person's buttocks.
• launch verb To send something (a rocket, ship, or projectile) into motion, often forcefully.
• put verb To move something into a particular place or position.
• thrust noun A sudden strong push or lunge forward.

Senses

stöta is used for these senses in English:

• come on to (transitive, informal) To make a romantic or sexual advance to.
• hit on (transitive, slang) To flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc.
• launch (transitive) To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
• launch (transitive, obsolete) To pierce with, or as with, a lance.
• put (obsolete) To incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige.
• thrust (intransitive) To make advance with force.

butt — full definition

1. noun A person's buttocks.
2. noun The thicker or blunt end of something, such as a weapon or tool.
3. noun The remaining short piece of something after most of it is used, especially a cigarette.
4. noun The target of ridicule or jokes.
5. verb To hit or push against something with the head.

launch — full definition

1. verb To send something (a rocket, ship, or projectile) into motion, often forcefully.
2. verb To start something new, such as a business, product, or campaign.
3. noun The act of starting or introducing something new, or of sending a vessel or rocket into motion.
4. noun A large motorboat, especially one used to ferry people to and from a larger ship.

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