German-English translations for stecken

• insert
  In order to withdraw money from a cash machine, you have to insert your debit card.
  To make your proof easier to understand, I recommend you insert a few more steps.
  This software can print compact disc inserts if you have the right size of paper.
• lay off
  Lay off the singing, will you! Im trying to study.
  When are you gonna lay off smoking?
  Just lay off, okay! Ive had enough!
• plunge
  to plunge the body into water
  to plunge a dagger into the breast;   to plunge a nation into war
  he plunged into the river
• stick
  We cannot just deny that and stick our heads in the sand. Das kann man doch nicht einfach negieren und den Kopf in den Sand stecken!
  Why is it beneath us to finance applications, why do we only stick to the basics? Warum sind wir uns zu fein, Anwendungen zu finanzieren, warum bleiben wir bei den Grundlagen stecken?
  Europe is no referee and should not stick its nose in matters which the football world is very capable of handling itself. Europa ist kein Schiedsrichter und sollte seine Nase nicht in Dinge stecken, zu deren Regelung die Fußballwelt durchaus selbst in der Lage ist.
• thrust
  Pierre was a master swordsman, and could parry the thrusts of lesser men with barely a thought.
  The cutpurse tried to knock her satchel from her hands, but she avoided his thrust and yelled, "Thief!"
  Spacecraft are engineering marvels, designed to resist the thrust of liftoff, as well as the reverse pressure of the void.

Related words

• verstecken
• Steckenpferd
• anstecken
• ansteckend
• abstecken
• Bestecken
• einstecken
• hineinstecken
• aufstecken