puxar

Meaning

1. to pull (to apply force to something so it comes towards one)
2. to drag (to pull along a surface)
3. to draw (pull out) a weapon
4. (Brazil) to initiate (to cause to begin) interaction with someone else
5. (Brazil, informal) to take after; to inherit traits in appearance or behaviour
6. (Brazil, slang) to smoke marijuana

Concepts

pull

draw

drag

tug

haul

yank

tow

fire

🔥

pull down

twitch

drawl

draught

shoot

pull in

pull out

pulls

strain

stretch

tear off

pull about

trail

whisk away

haul in

strike up

pull along

attract

pull around

blench

cart

drag along

draw in

drive

flinch

force

hale

jerk

lug

overstretch

pluck

Opposite of

empurrar, empuxar

Synonyms

tirar

sacar

disparar

atirar

levar de rastos

arrastar

estirar

Translations

tirer

trekken

ziehen

tirare

tirar

tirar

estirar

çekmek

τραβώ

jalar

trainer

arrossegar

trahere

trainare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/puˈʃa(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: pulsō

Cognate with Galician: puxar

Cognate with Spanish: pujar

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre (“to push”). Doublet of pulsar, a learned borrowing. Compare Galician puxar and Spanish pujar.