drängen

Definitions of drängen
  1. verb
    move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
    synonyms: anstoßen, 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
  2. verb
    push one's way
  3. verb
    force or impel in an indicated direction
    synonyms: anhalten, dringen, drängeln, ermahnen, mahnen, nötigen
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    hetzen
    urge to an unnatural speed
    schulmeistern
    speak, plead, or argue in favor of
    type of:
    beraten, raten
    give advice to
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