verb#1,535 by frequency

drücken

/ˈdʁʏkən/

to press, to push; to push, to press, to exert pressure, to click; to squeeze; to hug

Meanings

1
to press, to push — a button/key; a finger or other object against something
- Sie drückte ihre Nase gegen das Glas.
  She pressed her nose against the glass.
  Tatoeba · Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Er drückte auf den Koffer, um ihn zu schließen.
  He pressed down on the suitcase to close it.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to push, to press, to exert pressure, to click — with a mouse
- Er drückte seine Nase gegen das Fenster.
  He pushed his nose against the window.
  Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Tom drückte Maria gegen die Wand.
  Tom pushed Mary against the wall.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
3
to squeeze
4
to hug
- Kommt her und drückt mich!
  Come over here and hug me.
  Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Er drückte mich an sich.
  He gave me a hug.
  Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FR
5
to lower, to depress — a value or statistic; especially as a result of wider circumstances or dynamics
6
to shirk, to avoidrare
7
to shoot — to inject a drugrare