push
v.
shove, thrust; urge, prod; apply pressure; promote an initiative; sell drugs
n.
act of shoving or thrusting; shove, thrust; application of pressure; assault, attack; initiative, enterprise; help
Push
Push may refer to: In arts and media:
"Push" (song), by Matchbox Twenty
Push (Bros album), a 1988 debut album by UK boy band Bros
Push (Gruntruck album), a 1992 album by Gruntruck
Push (film), a 2008 film by Paul McGuigan
Push, Nevada, a 2002 television series
Sydney Push, an intellectual subculture in Sydney, Australia
Push!!, a Japanese magazine that covers erogePush (TV series), a 1998 short lived TV series starring
Jaime Pressly"Push", a song by Dio from the 2002 album
Killing the DragonPush, a 1996 novel by
SapphirePush, a force power in the Star Wars universe
Mike Dierickx, a Belgian DJ also known as Push
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Push
(v. t.)
To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
(v. t.)
To press or urge forward; to drive; to push an objection too far.
(v. t.)
To press against with force; to drive or impel by pressure; to endeavor to drive by steady pressure, without striking; -- opposed to draw.
(v. t.)
To importune; to press with solicitation; to tease.
(v. t.)
To bear hard upon; to perplex; to embarrass.
(v. i.)
To make an advance, attack, or effort; to be energetic; as, a man must push in order to succeed.
(v. i.)
To make a thrust; to shove; as, to push with the horns or with a sword.
(v. i.)
To burst pot, as a bud or shoot.
(n.)
The faculty of overcoming obstacles; aggressive energy; as, he has push, or he has no push.
(n.)
Any thrust. pressure, impulse, or force, or force applied; a shove; as, to give the ball the first push.
(n.)
An assault or attack; an effort; an attempt; hence, the time or occasion for action.
(n.)
A thrust with a pointed instrument, or with the end of a thing.
(n.)
A pustule; a pimple.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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push
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push
Noun
1. the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"
(synonym) pushing
(hypernym) propulsion, actuation
(hyponym) depression
(derivation) press
2. the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
(synonym) thrust
(hypernym) force
(derivation) press
3. enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy"
(synonym) energy, get-up-and-go
(hypernym) drive
(hyponym) second wind
(derivation) crusade, fight, press, campaign, agitate
4. an electrical switch operated by pressing a button; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"
(synonym) push button, button
(hypernym) switch, electric switch, electrical switch
(hyponym) bell push
(part-holonym) push-button radio
5. an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"
(hypernym) progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion
(derivation) bear on
Verb
1. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
(synonym) force
(antonym) pull, draw, force
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) nudge, poke at, prod
(entail) press
(derivation) thrust
2. press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
(synonym) bear on
(hypernym) urge, urge on, press, exhort
(hyponym) nudge
(verb-group) tug, labor, labour, drive
(derivation) energy, get-up-and-go
3. 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"
(synonym) advertise, advertize, promote
(hypernym) praise
(hyponym) propagandize, propagandise
(verb-group) crusade, fight, press, campaign, agitate
4. 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"
(synonym) tug, labor, labour, drive
(hypernym) fight, struggle
(hyponym) strive, reach, strain
(see-also) press on, push on, plough on
(verb-group) bear on
(derivation) energy, get-up-and-go
5. press against forcefully without being able to move; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"
(hypernym) press
(verb-group) force
(derivation) pushing
6. approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"
(synonym) crowd
(hypernym) approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
7. 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"
(synonym) crusade, fight, press, campaign, agitate
(hypernym) advertise, advertize, promote
(verb-group) advertise, advertize, promote
(derivation) energy, get-up-and-go
8. sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"
(hypernym) deal, sell, trade
(derivation) pusher, drug peddler, peddler, drug dealer, drug trafficker
(classification) crime, law-breaking
9. move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(derivation) pushing
10. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
(synonym) press
(hypernym) force
(derivation) thrust