stöta

stöt +‎ -a

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stöta (present stöter, preterite stötte, supine stött, imperative stöt)

1. to make a short, sharp relatively straight-motion impact, like when using a pestle to pound, stubbing a toe, hitting someone with an elbow, or pushing someone away with a rapid motion of the hands; to hit, to pound, to knock, to stub, to push hard, etc.
2. to meet, to run into (stöta på, emphasis on på)

   jag stötte på en bekant nere på stan

   I ran into an old friend in town

3. (colloquial) to flirt (with), to hit (on somebody) (stöta på, emphasis on stöta)

   Synonym: (colloquial) ragga på

4. (often in the present participle "stötande") to offend

   använda stötande ord

   use offensive/hurtful words

   ta bort stötande kommentarer

   remove objectionable comments

5. to blow (an instrument, like a trumpet or a horn)

• avstöta
• frånstöta
• kulstötning
• sammanstöta
• stötare
• stötning
• stött (“offended, hurt”)
• tillstöta
• utstöta

• stöta in Svensk ordbok.

• sötat, östat