anstoßen

Definitions of anstoßen
  1. verb
    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
    synonyms: angrenzen, anliegen, grenzen
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    anschließen
    be located near or adjacent to
  2. verb
    move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
    synonyms: drängen, rücken, schieben
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    abstoßen
    cause to move back by force or influence
    schubsen, stoßen
    push roughly
    anrempeln, drängeln, rempeln, schubsen, stoßen
    come into rough contact with while moving
    wegschieben
    push out of the way
    schieben
    give a slight push to
    stippen, stupfen, stupsen
    shove one's elbow into another person's ribs
    treiben
    force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
    rammen
    strike or drive against with a heavy impact
    type of:
    bewegen
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  3. verb
    hit against; come into sudden contact with
    synonyms: kollidieren, prallen, stoßen
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    stippen, stupfen, stupsen
    knock against with force or violence
    stoßen
    collide violently with an obstacle
    rammen
    undergo damage or destruction on impact
    type of:
    berühren
    make physical contact with, come in contact with
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