push
/pʊʃ/ noun B1- A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing. · Give the door a hard push if it sticks.
- An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents. · One more push and the baby will be out.
- A great effort (to do something). · Some details got lost in the push to get the project done.· Let's give one last push on our advertising campaign.
- An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
- A force that impels or pressures one to act.
- A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
- A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
- The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
Plural pushes
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- push about To treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bully
- push along Synonym of push on.
- push around Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, ...
- push aside To ignore, reject or subdue (something).
- push away To apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a m...
- push back To refute or argue against a position or an accusation; t...
- push down To force downwards (literally or figuratively).
- push forward Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, ...
- push in To jump the queue, especially in a forceful manner.
- push off To go away; to get lost.
- push on To persist, persevere.
- push out To force (someone) to leave a group.
From the library
There was no occasion to push the door, it was wide open.
It was hard work, although he was so big; but by and by they were drawn out of the current, and then Dorothy took the Tin Woodman’s long pole and helped push the raft to the land.
The baroness took advantage of her husband’s absence to push open the door of her daughter’s study, and M.
When the Cowardly Lion stepped upon the raft it tipped badly, for he was big and heavy; but the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman stood upon the other end to steady it, and they had long poles in their hands to push the raft through the water.
Other matches
- push To apply a force to A1
- push about To treat contemptuously and unfairly
- push along Synonym of push on.
- push around Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: ...
- push aside To ignore, reject or subdue
- push away To apply a force to
- push back To refute or argue against a position or an acc...
- push down To force downwards
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