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

Galician

Verb

puxar ‎(first-person singular present puxo, first-person singular preterite puxei, past participle puxado)

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

Conjugation

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /pu.ˈʃa(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /pu.ˈʃa(ɻ)/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu.ˈʃaɾ/
• Hyphenation: pu‧xar

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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

• puxação
• puxado
• puxador
• puxão