zuschieben

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German

Etymology

zu- +‎ schieben

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Verb

zuschieben (class 2 strong, third-person singular present schiebt zu, past tense schob zu, past participle zugeschoben, past subjunctive schöbe zu, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to push shut
  2. (transitive) to push (to someone)
    • 1906, Hermann Hesse, Unterm Rad [Beneath the Wheel]‎, Berlin: S. Fischer:
      Beim Aufsatz kam er in die größte Not durch einen dreisten Nebensitzer, der ihm ein Blatt Papier mit einer Frage zuschob und ihn durch Rippenstöße zum Antworten drängte.
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