puxar

Asturian

Alternative forms

• puyar

Verb

puxar (first-person singular indicative present puxo, past participle puxáu)

1. to auction (to sell at an auction)
2. to bid

Conjugation

Conjugation of puxar

infinitive		puxar
gerund		puxando
past participle		m puxáu, f puxada, n puxao, m pl puxaos, f pl puxaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	puxo	puxes	puxa	puxamos	puxáis	puxen
	imperfect	puxaba	puxabes	puxaba	puxábemos, puxábamos	puxabeis, puxabais	puxaben
	preterite	puxé	puxasti, puxesti	puxó	puxemos	puxastis, puxestis	puxaron
	pluperfect	puxare, puxara	puxares, puxaras	puxare, puxara	puxáremos, puxáramos	puxareis, puxarais	puxaren, puxaran
	future	puxaré	puxarás	puxará	puxaremos	puxaréis	puxarán
	conditional	puxaría	puxaríes	puxaría	puxaríemos, puxaríamos	puxaríeis, puxaríais	puxaríen
subjunctive	present	puxe	puxes, puxas	puxe	puxemos	puxéis	puxen, puxan
	imperfect	puxare, puxara	puxares, puxaras	puxare, puxara	puxáremos, puxáramos	puxareis, puxarais	puxaren, puxaran
imperative		—	puxa	—	—	puxái	—

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre, present active infinitive of pulsō (“I push”), frequentative of pellō (“I drive, I strike”).

Verb

1. to pull
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of puxar
3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of puxar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre, present active infinitive of pulsō (“I push”), frequentative of pellō (“I drive, I strike”). Compare the borrowed doublet pulsar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.ˈʃa(ʁ)/
• IPA^(key): /pu.ˈʃa(ɹ)/
• IPA^(key): /pu.ˈʃa(ɻ)/
• IPA^(key): /pu.ˈʃaɾ/
• Hyphenation: pu‧xar

Verb

1. to pull (to apply force to something so it comes towards one)
2. to drag (to pull along a surface)
3. to draw (pull out) a weapon
4. to initiate (to cause to begin) interaction with someone else.

   Puxou papo com os vizinhos.

   He initiated a chat with the neighbours.

   Nós puxavamos briga com qualquer um.

   We initiated fights with anyone.

5. (informal) to take after; to inherit traits in appearance or behaviour

   Maria puxou seu cabelo castanho de seu pai.

   Mary inherited her brown hair from her father.

6. (slang, Brazil) to smoke marijuana

Synonyms

• (to pull out a weapon): sacar
• (to drag): arrastar, tracionar
• (to smoke marijuana): dar tapa na macaca

Antonyms

• (to pull): empurrar, empuxar

Derived terms

• puxa-puxa
• puxa-saco
• puxa-saquismo

Related terms

• empuxar
• puxação
• puxado
• puxador
• puxão