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push shut
[/pʊʃ ʃʌt/]
verb
empurrar para fechar
1.
to close something by applying pressure with one's hand or body
Push shut the door behind you when you leave.
Empurre a porta para fechá-la quando você sair.
2.
to firmly close by pushing
The drawer won't stay open, so I need to push shut the cabinet.
A gaveta não fica aberta, então preciso empurrar para fechar o armário.
Synonyms
push closed
slam shut
close by pushing
force shut
Antonyms
push open
pull open
pry open
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
empurrar para fechar
most common usage throughout Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
dar um jeito para fechar
informal variation
São Paulo
fechar no empurrão
colloquial expression
Portugal
fechar a empurrar
common in European Portuguese
Related Idioms & Phrases
push the door to
shut the door in someone's face
close up shop
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