push
/pʊʃ/ verb A1- To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force. · In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me.· You need to push quite hard to get this door open.
- To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
- To press or urge forward; to drive. · to push an objection too far; to push one's luck
- To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.). · Stop pushing the issue — I'm not interested.· They're pushing that perfume again.
- To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.
- To approach; to come close to. · My old car is pushing 250,000 miles.· He's pushing sixty.
- To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate. · During childbirth, there are times when the obstetrician advises the woman not to push.
- To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
Plural push · He/she/it pushes · Past pushed · Past participle pushed · -ing form pushing
Verb forms
- Base form
- push
- He/she/it
- pushes
- Past
- pushed
- Past participle
- pushed
- -ing form
- pushing
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
I felt you push, I heard you call,
At first the little creatures, many though they were, could hardly stir the heavily loaded truck; but the Woodman and the Scarecrow both pushed from behind, and they got along better.
Then the Lion put his strong front legs against the tree and pushed with all his might, and slowly the big tree tipped and fell with a crash across the ditch, with its top branches on the other side.
I’ll have to be pushing on my way; for the early hours of a case are the precious ones, as no man knows better than your own self.
Other matches
- push A short, directed application of force B1
- 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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