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"He pushed her to finish her doctorate"verbpress, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
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"he gave the door a hard push" "the pushing is good exercise"nounthe act of applying force in order to move something away
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"`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"verbmake strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
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"the elevator was operated by push buttons" "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"nounan electrical switch operated by pressing
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"He pushed the table into a corner"verbmove with force
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"We have to push a little to make the deadline!"verbstrive and make an effort to reach a goal
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"The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"verbmake publicity for; try to sell (a product)type of:
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"She is pushing fifty"verbapproach a certain age or speed
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"the push of the water on the walls of the tank"nounthe force used in pushing
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"The liberal party pushed for reforms" "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"verbexert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
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"the army made a push toward the sea"nounan effort to advance
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"The crowd pushed forward"verbmove strenuously and with effort
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"she pushed against the wall with all her strength"verbpress against forcefully without movingtype of:
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"The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"verbsell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
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