utz
/ʊts/
utz verb: to prod; goad; push someone's buttons.
Verb
utz (third-person singular simple present utzes, present participle utzing, simple past and past participle utzed)
- To prod; goad; push someone's buttons
- Since you saved my life you decided you have the right to run it. You’ve utzed me along every step of the way. You’ve hammered, drove, pushed, shoved, and if that wasn’t enough, you’d looked at me with those great big cow eyes of yours … and I’d melt and go along. — Bing Crosby, White Christmas.
- He picked up several large canteloupes, hefted them for weight, then utzed the farmer, “Hey, can't you sabras grow bigger peaches than these?”1992, Leo Rosten, The Joys of Yinglish
Proper noun capitalized: Utz
Utz (plural Utzes)
- A surname.
Forms of utz
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | utzes |
| present participle | utzing |
| past participle | utzed |
| past | utzed |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Utzes |
Origin of utz
Probably borrowed from German uzen (“to kid; tease”).
Questions about utz
- What does utz mean?
- Utz means to prod; goad; push someone's buttons.
- What part of speech is utz?
- Utz can be a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce utz?
- Utz is pronounced /ʊts/.
- What is the past tense of utz?
- The past tense of utz is utzed.
Words near utz in the dictionary
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