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Definition of 'push'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) push
to press against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.

2.  push
to move (something) in a specified way by exerting force:
to push the door open.

3.  push
to accomplish by pushing:
to push one's way through a crowd.

4.  push
to cause to extend or project; thrust.

5.  push
to urge to some action or course:
His parents pushed him to get a job.

6.  push
to press (an action, proposal, etc.) with energy and insistence:
to push a bill through Congress.

7.  push
to carry (an action or thing) toward a conclusion or completion.

8.  push
to press the adoption, use, sale, etc., of:
to push inferior merchandise.

9.  push
to press or bear hard upon:
to push a witness for an answer.

10.  push
to cause difficulties because of a specified lack (usu. fol. by for):
I'm pushed for time.

11.  push
Slang. to peddle (illicit drugs).

12.  push
Informal. to be approaching a specified age, speed, etc.

13. (v.i.) push
to exert a thrusting force upon something.

14.  push
to proceed by shoving.

15.  push
to make one's way with effort or persistence.

16.  push
to extend or project.

17.  push
to put forth vigorous or persistent efforts:
to push for repeal of a bill.

18.  push
Slang. to sell illicit drugs.

19.  push
to move on being pushed.

20.  push
push around, to intimidate or bully.

21.  push
Informal. to go away; depart.

22.  push
push on, to proceed; press forward.

23. (n.) push
the act of pushing; a shove or thrust.

24.  push
a vigorous effort or campaign.

25.  push
a vigorous and determined advance or military attack.

26.  push
the pressure of circumstances, activities, etc.

27.  push
Informal. persevering energy; enterprise.

28.  push
Informal. a crowd or company of people.

Definition of 'push'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) push, pushing
the act of applying force in order to move something away
"he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"

2. (noun) push, thrust
the force used in pushing
"the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"

3. (noun) energy, push, get-up-and-go
enterprising or ambitious drive
"Europeans often laugh at American energy"

4. (noun) push button, push, button
an electrical switch operated by pressing
"the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"

5. (verb) push
an effort to advance
"the army made a push toward the sea"

6. (verb) push, force
move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

7. (verb) push, bear on
press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
"He pushed her to finish her doctorate"

8. (verb) advertise, advertize, promote, push
make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
"The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

9. (verb) tug, labor, labour, push, drive
strive and make an effort to reach a goal
"She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

10. (verb) push
press against forcefully without moving
"she pushed against the wall with all her strength"

11. (verb) push, crowd
approach a certain age or speed
"She is pushing fifty"

12. (verb) crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate
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"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"

13. (verb) push
sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
"The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"

14. (verb) push
move strenuously and with effort
"The crowd pushed forward"

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

Definition of 'push'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) push
≠ pull
If everybody pushes together, we can move it.; They pushed the car into the road.

2.  push
to press with your finger
Push the red button to start.

3.  push
to use your influence or authority to make sb do sth
She pushed her daughter into becoming a doctor.

4.  push
to affect or influence a situation or person to an extreme state or action
conditions that have pushed oil prices to a record high; The pressure of the job pushed him toward a nervous breakdown.

5.  push
to use your hands to move people or things out of your way
People were pushing and shoving to get to the ticket seller.

6.  push
to try to persuade
The police department is pushing to get new equipment.

7.  push
to make sb work hard
teachers who really push their students; Don't push yourself too hard.

8.  push
push the envelope
to do things or think in more creative or extreme ways
The city is pushing the envelope in trying to bring art to public places.

9.  push
push your luck/push it
to ruin a good situation by trying to do or get more
Enjoy the wine and beer, but don't push your luck by driving home afterward.

10. (noun) push
the action of pushing sth ahead or away from you
Give it a push.

11.  push
an effort to achieve sth
a push to clean up the city's streets

Definition of 'push'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) push
a pustule; a pimple

2. (noun) push
a thrust with a pointed instrument, or with the end of a thing

3. (noun) push
any thrust. pressure, impulse, or force, or force applied; a shove; as, to give the ball the first push

4. (noun) push
an assault or attack; an effort; an attempt; hence, the time or occasion for action

5. (noun) push
the faculty of overcoming obstacles; aggressive energy; as, he has push, or he has no push

6. (verb) push
to press against with force; to drive or impel by pressure; to endeavor to drive by steady pressure, without striking; -- opposed to draw

7. (verb) push
to thrust the points of the horns against; to gore

8. (verb) push
to press or urge forward; to drive; to push an objection too far

9. (verb) push
to bear hard upon; to perplex; to embarrass

10. (verb) push
to importune; to press with solicitation; to tease

11. (verb) push
to make a thrust; to shove; as, to push with the horns or with a sword

12. (verb) push
to make an advance, attack, or effort; to be energetic; as, a man must push in order to succeed

13. (verb) push
to burst pot, as a bud or shoot

Definitions of 'push'

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. push
[from the operation that puts the current information on a stack, and the fact that procedure return addresses are saved on a stack] (Also PUSH /push/ or PUSHJ /push´J/, the latter based on the PDP-10 procedure call instruction.)

1. To put something onto a stack. If one says that something has been pushed onto one's stack, it means that the Damoclean list of things hanging over ones's head has grown longer and heavier yet. This may also imply that one will deal with it before other pending items; otherwise one might say that the thing was ‘added to my queue’.

2. vi. To enter upon a digression, to save the current discussion for later. Antonym of pop; see also stack.

Translation of 'push'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.
Afrikaans: stoot	Arabic: يَدْفَع	Bulgarian: бутам
Brazilian: empurrar	Czech: tlačit (se), protlačit (s	German: stoßen
Danish: skubbe; mase sig igennem	Greek: σπρώχνω	Spanish: empujar
Estonian: tõukama	Farsi: هل دادن	Finnish: työntää
French: pousser	Hebrew: לִדחוֹף	Hindi: दबाना
Hungarian: tol, lök; nyomul	Indonesian: mendorong	Icelandic: ÿta/þrÿsta á; ryðjast
Italian: spingere	Japanese: 押す	Korean: 떠밀다
Lithuanian: (pa)stumti, prasistumti	Latvian: []grūst; []stumt	Malay: menolak
Dutch: duwen	Norwegian: dytte, skubbe, skyve	Polish: pchać, wpychać (się)
Persian: هل دادن	Pashto: ټيله وهل	Portuguese: empurrar
Romanian: aîmpinge	Russian: толкать(ся)	Slovak: tlačiť (sa), pretlačiť (s
Slovenian: potisniti	Serbian: gurnuti	Swedish: knuffa[s], tränga sig fra
Thai: ผลัก	Turkish: itmek	Taiwanese: 推
Ukrainian: штовхати; просувати	Urdu: ڈھکيلنا	Vietnamese: đẩy
Chinese: 推
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