puxar.
to pull (to apply force to something so it comes towards one)
Meaning & usage
to pull (to apply force to something so it comes towards one)
to drag (to pull along a surface)
to draw (pull out) a weapon
to initiate (to cause to begin) interaction with someone else
Puxou papo com os vizinhos.
A gente puxava briga com qualquer um.
to take after; to inherit traits in appearance or behaviour
Maria puxou seu cabelo castanho de seu pai.
to smoke marijuana
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre (“to push”). Doublet of pulsar, a learned borrowing. Compare Galician puxar and Spanish pujar.
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