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push
/pʊʃ/
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  1. verb
    press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
    "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"

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    bear on
  2. noun
    the act of applying force in order to move something away
    "he gave the door a hard push" "the pushing is good exercise"

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    pushing
  3. verb
    make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
    "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"

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    press
    type of:
    force
  4. noun
    an electrical switch operated by pressing
    "the elevator was operated by push buttons" "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"

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    button push button
  5. verb
    move with force
    "He pushed the table into a corner"

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    force
    Opposite:
    pull
    type of:
    displace move
  6. verb
    strive and make an effort to reach a goal
    "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"

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    drive labor labour tug
    type of:
    struggle fight
  7. verb
    make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
    "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"

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    advertise advertize promote
    type of:
    praise
  8. verb
    approach a certain age or speed
    "She is pushing fifty"

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    crowd
  9. noun
    the force used in pushing
    "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"

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    thrust
    type of:
    force
  10. verb
    exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
    "The liberal party pushed for reforms" "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"

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    agitate campaign crusade fight press
  11. noun
    enterprising or ambitious drive

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    energy get-up-and-go
    type of:
    drive
  12. noun
    an effort to advance
    "the army made a push toward the sea"
  13. verb
    move strenuously and with effort
    "The crowd pushed forward"
    type of:
    move locomote travel go
  14. verb
    press against forcefully without moving
    "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"
    type of:
    press
  15. verb
    sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
    "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"
    type of:
    sell deal trade
Examples of push
  • "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
  • "he gave the door a hard push"
  • "the pushing is good exercise"
  • "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
  • "the elevator was operated by push buttons"
  • "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"
  • "He pushed the table into a corner"
  • "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"
  • "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"
  • "She is pushing fifty"
  • "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"
  • "The liberal party pushed for reforms"
  • "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
  • "the army made a push toward the sea"
  • "The crowd pushed forward"
  • "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"
  • "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"
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