schieben

This is the 14962nd most frequent German word.

schieben

"Schieben" means "to push" or "to shove."

In this usage, 'schieben' is figurative and means to delay or postpone an action.

Wir schieben die Entscheidung auf nächste Woche.

We postpone the decision to next week.

Here, 'schieben' is used literally to mean physically pushing something.

Ich schiebe den Tisch an die Wand.

I push the table against the wall.

Here, 'schieben' is used to describe assigning or transferring blame figuratively.

Er schiebt die Schuld auf mich.

He shifts the blame onto me.