ผลัก
push
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- 1 push、push away、shove
This verb means to push something or someone away from yourself by applying force. With people, it can sound like shoving rather than a gentle push.
push、push away、shove
Used for physically pushing a person or object away or forward. With a person, it often has a rougher sense like “shove.”
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ผลักประตู phlàk pràtuu push the door ผลักประตู details
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เขาผลักฉัน khǎw phlàk chǎn He pushed me. เขาผลักฉัน details
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อย่าผลักกัน yàa phlàk kan Don’t push each other. อย่าผลักกัน details
Learning notes
Explanation
ผลัก has the core image of applying force so that something moves away from you or forward. It is used with doors, furniture, bodies, and other physical objects. When used with people, it may imply a rough shove depending on the situation. For the figurative idea of pushing a project, policy, or person forward, the compound ผลักดัน is the form learners will most often see.
Usage
You will hear this in everyday situations such as pushing a door, moving an object by pushing it, being pushed in a crowd, or shoving someone. It is also common in warnings such as อย่าผลักกัน, “Don’t push each other.”
Caution
Do not use ผลัก for pressing a button. Thai normally uses กด, as in กดปุ่ม, “press a button.”
Differences from similar words
1 push synonyms
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กด is used for pressing buttons, keys, screens, or pressing downward. ผลัก is used when pushing a person or object so it moves away or forward.
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ดัน also means “push,” and can describe pushing against something or keeping pressure on it. ผลัก more strongly suggests pushing something or someone away or making it move.