# stöta
## Swedish
### Etymology

stöt +‎ -a

### Pronunciation

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### Verb

stöta (present stöter, preterite stötte, supine stött, imperative stöt)
* (usually with a particle) to hit ((against) something) with a short, sharp impact; to bump, etc. (see usage notes below)
    Båten stötte i/emot brygganThe boat bumped against the pier
    Jag råkade stöta emot honom när jag gick förbiI accidentally bumped into [against] him as I was walking past
    Hon stötte till honom i sidan med armbågenShe elbowed him in the side [bumped till (expresses a sudden and brief action) him in the side with her elbow]
    I biljard kan man stöta köspetsen mot köbollen så att den far iväg och stöter ner en annan boll i ett hålIn pool, you can strike the tip of the cue against the cue ball so that it goes off and knocks [down] another ball into a pocket ["bump" sounds too light in this example]
** to shoot (in cue sports)
** to crush (with a pestle or the like)
    Stöt kardemummakärnorna i mortelnCrush the cardamom seeds in the mortar
** (idiomatic, in "stöta och blöta" ("pound and wet" – from pounding clothes on rocks or the like to wash them – see also the usage notes below)) to deliberate on (an issue or the like), (often) to discuss back and forth
    en fråga som stötts och blötts i tio åran issue that has been discussed back and forth / has been labored over [has been pounded and wet] for ten years [fairly calm-sounding despite the stöta/pound]
* (in "stöta bort (“away”)") to push away, to repel (more generally, possibly at a distance)
    Synonym: (especially physics) repellera (“repel”)
    Lika laddningar stöter bort varandraLike charges repel each other
** (in "stöta bort (“away”)", figuratively) to push away, to alienate, etc.
    Hon stöter bort folk med sin attitydShe pushes people away with her attitude
    Enkolumnslayouten riskerar att stöta bort desktop-användareThe single-column layout risks alienating desktop users
** to reject (a transplant)
    Immunhämmande medel förhindrar att kroppen stöter bort det transplanterade organetImmunosuppressive agents prevent the body from rejecting the transplanted organ
* (with a particle, especially på, ihop, or samman, with stress on the particle) to encounter by chance
** to meet by chance; to run into, to bump into, (more idiomatic for an animal) to encounter, etc.
    Jag stötte på en bekant nere på stanI ran into an acquaintance downtown
    Vi stötte på en björn i skogenWe encountered a bear in the forest
** (usually with på) to encounter (a thing or something more abstract); to run into, to meet with, to come across, to encounter, to hit on, etc.
    stöta på problem [see also stöta på patrull]run into problems
    Förslaget stötte på motståndThe proposal met with resistance
    Vi stötte på en gammal övergiven gruva under promenadenWe came across / hit on an old abandoned mine during the walk
* (in "stöta på," with stress on "stöta", colloquial) to hit on (someone)
    Synonyms: (colloquial) ragga på, flörta med
    stöta på en tjejhit on a girl
* to thrust, to lunge (with something)
    stöta med svärdetthrust with the sword
* (often in the present participle "stötande" – see also "stött") to offend
    använda stötande orduse offensive/objectionable words
    ta bort stötande kommentarerremove offensive comments
** (reflexive, with med) to upset (so as to get on bad terms with), to get on the wrong side of
    Jag tycker ditt förslag är bättre, men jag vill inte stöta mig med ledningenI think your proposal is better, but I don't want to upset / get on the wrong side of [bump/knock myself with] management
    Det kan vara farligt att stöta sig med maffianGetting on the wrong side of the mafia can be dangerous [It can be dangerous to bump/knock oneself with the mafia]
** (reflexive, with på) to be irritated by (something)
    Vissa stöter sig på hennes frispråkiga sättSome take offence at [bump/knock themselves on] her outspoken manner
* to blow (on an instrument, like a horn or a trumpet)
    stöta i hornetblow on the horn
* (with i) to have a particular color tint
    Synonym: skifta i
    Mahogny stöter i röttMahogany has a reddish tint
* (athletics) to throw, to put (the ball/shot, in shot put (kulstötning))
    stöta kulaput the shot / compete in/practice shot put

#### Usage notes

* Like bump in (sense 1), except it sometimes sounds too light. "Sharply bump" could be another gloss.
* Originally from a nursery rhyme in (sense 1.3) and implying repeatedly harping on something, though this association might be mostly lost to many native speakers.

#### Derived terms

* avstöta
* frånstötande
* grundstötning
* kulstötning
* sammanstöta
* stöta på patrull
* stöta ut
* stötare
* stötning
* stött (“offended, hurt”)
* tillstöta
* utstöta

#### Related terms

* stöt

### References

* stöta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* stöta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* stöta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* sötat, östat