verb#3,482 by frequency

drängen

/ˈdʁɛŋən/

to push, press; to push, press, to throng, crowd; intransitive use is only possible when a direction is given; to press, pressure, to urge, railroad

Meanings

1
to push, press — living beings, vehicles etc. in some direction
- Er drängte sie zu kündigen.
  He pushed her to quit her job.
  Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Tom drängte sich durch die Menge.
  Tom pushed his way through the crowd.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to push, press (one another), to throng, crowd; intransitive use is only possible when a direction is given
3
to press, pressure (someone to do something), to urge, railroad (into)
- Ich drängte Tom, nach Australien zurückzukehren.
  I urged Tom to return to Australia.
  Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Du hast Tom dazu gedrängt, oder?
  You urged Tom to do that, didn't you?
  Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
4
to press, run out, necessitate actionrare