enfoncer

Definitions of enfoncer
  1. verb
    open violently
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    type of:
    détruire
    destroy completely; damage irreparably
  2. verb
    embed deeply
    synonyms: enterrer
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    type of:
    implanter
    fix or set securely or deeply
  3. verb
    pass through (a barrier)
    synonyms: se frayer
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    type of:
    passer
    go across or through
  4. verb
    squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
    synonyms: insérer
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    types:
    encastrer, serrer
    press or wedge together; pack together
    compresser, comprimer
    make more compact by or as if by pressing
    bourrer, tasser
    press down tightly
    type of:
    bouger, déplacer
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  5. verb
    open with force
    synonyms: éventrer
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    type of:
    ouvrir
    cause to open or to become open
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