zuschieben

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German zuoschīben (to aid, to assist). Equivalent to 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
    eine Lade zuschiebento push a drawer shut
  2. (transitive) to push something (over) to someone
    1. (literal)
      • 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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      jemandem einen Gegenstand zuschiebento push an object to someone
    2. (figurative, chiefly derogatory)
      jemandem einen Posten zuschiebento assign a position to someone
      jemandem Arbeit zuschiebento burden someone with work
      jemandem die Schuld zuschiebento push the blame on someone

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