brúigh, v.t. & i. (pres. -únn, fut. -úfaidh, vn. brú, pp. -ite). 1. Press. Cnaipe a bhrú, to press a button. ~le do mhéar é, press it with your finger. ~ isteach é, press it in. ~ síos sa mhála é, press it down in the bag. ~ an séala air, impress the seal on it. ~ an sú as, press the juice out of it. ~ a dhá thaobh ar a chéile, press the two sides of it together; flatten it out. ~ isteach liom, press close to me. Tá siad ag brú aniar orainn, they are pressing in on us from behind. 2. Push, shove. ~ romhat é, push it ahead of you. ~ i leataobh, as do bhealach, é, shove it aside, out of your way. ~ isteach an doras, push in the door. Ná bígí ag brú a chéile mar sin, don’t push, crowd, each other like that. 3. Crush. Prátaí a bhrú, to mash potatoes. Clocha, salann, a bhrú, to pound stones, salt. Ná ~ mo chos, don’t crush my foot. Brúfar d’easnacha ar a chéile, your ribs will be bashed in. Bhrúigh siad an t-anam asam, they squashed the life out of me. 4. (With ar)(a)Rud a bhrú ar dhuine, to press sth. on s.o. Tá sé ag brú troda orm, he is pressing me to fight him. Bhí sé ag brú comhrá orm, he was pressing his conversation on me. (Bheith ag) brú ar dhuine, to intrude on s.o. Ná ~ thú féin air, don’t force yourself on him. Táimid ag brú orthu anseo, we are thrusting ourselves on them here. Ag brú aithne orthu, scraping acquaintance with them. Rud a bhrú ar d’aigne, ar do chroí, to suffer sth. in silence. (b)Tá sé ag brú ar dhaichead bliain ó tharla sé, it is close on forty years since it happened. 5. (With faoi)~ fút, restrain yourself; have patience. ~ fút an fhearg, control your anger. ~ faoi chois é, stamp on it; suppress it. (Var:pres. ~eann)