puxar
- to pull (to apply force to something so it comes towards one)
- to drag (to pull along a surface)
- to draw (pull out) a weapon
- (Brazil) to initiate (to cause to begin) interaction with someone else
- (Brazil, informal) to take after; to inherit traits in appearance or behaviour
- (Brazil, slang) to smoke marijuana
Opposite of
empurrar, empuxar
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/puˈʃa(ʁ)/
Etymology
In summary
From Old Galician-Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre (“to push”). Doublet of pulsar, a learned borrowing. Compare Galician puxar and Spanish pujar.
Related words
tirer
trekken
ziehen
tirare
tirar
çekmek
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