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The German word for to push is
schieben





to push

German Definition


push
     Verb:
     [1] etwas oder jemand schieben, drängeln, stoßen
          [1] He pushed his plate away from him.
            Er schob seinen Teller weg.

Translations for push and their definitions

Drücken
     n. dative plural of Druck
     v. to press; to push (e.g., a door handle)
          Drück diesen Knopf nicht! - Don't press that button!
     v. to squeeze; to hug (somebody)
          Sie drückte liebevoll meine Hand. - She squeezed my hand affectionately.
          Richten Sie die Waffe und drücken Sie den Abzug. - Aim the gun and pull the trigger.
     v. to shirk; to avoid (work or responsibility)
          Er hat sich in letzter Zeit vor seinen Aufgaben gedrückt. - He's been shirking his chores lately.
     v. (slang) to shoot (to inject a drug)


Stoß
     n. push, shove, bump
     n. stack, pile
     n. (hunting) the rectrices (the flight feathers on the tails of birds)


schieben
     v. to push; to shove
     v. to slide; to slip; to put
     v. to push
     v. to traffic (something); to profiteer; to racketeer


Schubs
     n-m. shove (an instance of shoving)
     n. genitive singular of Schub


Drängen
     n. gerund of drängen
     n. dative plural of Drang
     v. to press, to push


Druck
     n. pressure (+Drücke)
          unter Druck stehen - to be under pressure
     n. print (+Drucke)
     n. (slang) fix (drug injection)
     v. singular imperative of drucken


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