Meaning of stumt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to push, to pull (to apply force to the front of something in order to make it move)
   transitive
2. to push, to pull (to make a person or animal move by force)
   transitive
3. to push into (something), to shove (usually with difficulty)
   transitive

Examples

“stumt ratiņus”

to push the cart

“stumt galdu pie sienas”

to push the table (close to) the wall

“lokomotīve stumj vagonu”

the locomotive pulls the wagon, train car

“ceļš ir izdangāts, un man jānokāpj no velosipēda; tālāk stumju velosipēdu pie rokas”

the road is potholed, and I had to get off the bike; further I carried (lit. pulled) the bike by hand

“(figuratively) rīta saule stūma gājējiem pa priekšu garu, tumšu enu”

the morning sun pulled a long, dark shadow in front of the passers-by

“Toms nikni sakampa brāli un stūma uz priekšu”

Toms angrily grabbed (his) brother and pulled him forward

“pats kāpj debesīs, citus stumj ellē”

himself (he) goes up to heaven, the others (he) pushes into hell

“neko tu nezini, tu ej, kur dzīvi tevi stumj”

you don't know anything, you go where life pulls, pushes you

“stumt roku kabatā”

to shove (one's) hand into (one's) pocket

“stumt kāju zābakā”

to shove (one's) foot into (one's) boot

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