persen

Definitions of persen
  1. verb
    move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
    synonyms: aanduwen, douwen, drukken, duwen, opschuiven
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    trekken, voorttrekken
    cause to move by pulling
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    achteruitschuiven, afstoten, terugdrijven, terugdringen, terugduwen, vervreemden
    cause to move back by force or influence
    dringen, opduwen, schuiven, verschuiven, voortduwen, voortstuwen
    push roughly
    dringen, opduwen, schuiven, verschuiven, voortduwen, voortstuwen, wegduwen, wegschuiven
    come into rough contact with while moving
    afstoten, dringen, uitstoten
    push to thrust outward
    verdringen, wegdrukken, wegduwen, wegschuiven
    push out of the way
    omhoogduwen, opduwen, opschuiven
    push upward
    stoten
    push forcefully
    farceren, induwen
    press or force
    delven, neerstoten, priemen, prikken, steken, stompen
    poke or thrust abruptly
    neerstoten, priemen, prikken, steken
    stab or pierce
    aanporren, aanstoten
    shove one's elbow into another person's ribs
    heien
    force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
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    bewegen, verplaatsen, verroeren
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  2. verb
    exert pressure or force to or upon
    synonyms: indrukken
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    knijpen
    press firmly
    fijnknijpen, fijnmaken, fijnwrijven, knijpen, prakken, pureren, wrijven
    to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
    slijpen
    press or grind with a crushing noise
    samenballen
    squeeze together tightly
    platwalsen, walsen
    crush with a steamroller as if to level
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    aankomen, aanraken, beroeren, komen, raken, toucheren
    make physical contact with, come in contact with
  3. verb
    squeeze or press together
    synonyms: ineenkrimpen, ineenkronkelen, samentrekken, verengen, vernauwen, versmallen, wringen
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    gesmoord, kelen, smoren, versmoren, verstikken, worgen, wurgen
    constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
    stuiptrekken
    contract involuntarily, as in a spasm
    stuiptrekken
    cause to contract
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    verstevigen
    become tight or tighter
  4. verb
    make more compact by or as if by pressing
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    aanstampen, benauwen, omlaagdrukken
    press down tightly
  5. verb
    press and smooth with a heated iron
    synonyms: gladstrijken, strijken
  6. verb
    crowd closely
  7. verb
    cause to come out in a squirt
    synonyms: geperst, sprietsen, spritsen, spuiten, uitpersen
  8. verb
    take liquid out of a container or well
    synonyms: extraheren, trekken, uitrukken, uittrekken
    trekken, uitkrijgen
    bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
    opnemen, puren, putten
    remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
    trekken
    allow a draft
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    leegpompen, uitpompen
    draw or pour with a pump
    aanzuigen, zuigen
    draw something in by or as if by a vacuum
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    afhalen, losmaken, nemen, ontdoen, verwijderen, wegdoen, weghalen, wegnemen
    remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  9. verb
    have a bowel movement
    synonyms: afgaan, beren, bouten, drukken, kakken, keutelen, ontlasten, poepen, schijten, uitkakken, uitpoepen, uitschijten
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    afscheiden, elimineren, uitscheiden
    eliminate from the body
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