schuiven

Meaning

Verb

1. (ergative) to slide
2. (ergative) to shove
3. (Netherlands, informal, transitive) to yield, make money, to earn money (for someone)
4. (transitive) to smoke

Noun

plural of schuif

schuif

• Noun
• Verb

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Concepts

shove

slide

slip

push

push along

shuffle

glide

slew

stick

stow

stuff

wheel

🛞

enclose

lay upon

glissade

insert

introduce

put away

put in

scroll

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Synonyms

uitglijden

glippen

glijden

glibberen

inschuiven

instoppen

inzetten

opvullen

slepen

slippen

vullen

indoen

ineenschuiven

inleggen

Translations

glisser

gleiten

schieben

rutschen

fourrer

glitschen

faire glisser

deslizar

empurrar

deslizar

escorregar

pousser

inserieren

einrücken

hineintun

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsxœy̯və(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: schuven

Inherited from Old Dutch: *scūvan

In summary

From Middle Dutch schuven, from Old Dutch *scūvan, from Proto-West Germanic *skeuban, from Proto-Germanic *skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skewbʰ-. Doublet of sjouwen.

Sentences

Kan je de stoel wat naar voren schuiven zodat ik kan passeren ?

Can you slide the chair forward a little so that I can pass?

Er is geen tijd meer voor vrome wensen en op de lange baan schuiven !

There is no more room for wishful thinking and other delays.

Hier en daar klinkt zelfs de roep om de millenniumdoelen maar opzij te schuiven .

Here and there we are even hearing calls for the Millennium Goals to be shelved.