突つき上あげる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

push up; thrust upward; lift from below

Physical action of pushing something upward from underneath, often with force or a sharp motion.

• 彼かれは重おもい蓋ふたを下したから突つき上あげた。

  He pushed the heavy lid up from below.

• 地じ震しんで床ゆかが突つき上あげられるような揺ゆれを感かんじた。

  I felt a jolt as if the floor was being thrust upward by the earthquake.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

pressure one's superiors; push from below (in an organization)

Figurative use: subordinates applying pressure or demands on those above them, often in a workplace or political context.

• 組くみ合あいが会かい社しゃ側がわを突つき上あげて賃ちん上あげを要よう求きゅうした。

  The union pressured management, demanding a pay raise.

ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb

well up (emotion); surge up; fill one's heart

Describes a strong emotion suddenly rising from within, often overwhelming. Can be used both transitively and intransitively.

• 悲かなしみが胸むねを突つき上あげた。

  A surge of sadness welled up in my chest.

• 強つよい不ふ安あんが腹はらの底そこから突つき上あげてきた。

  A strong anxiety surged up from the pit of my stomach.