push (pʊʃ
)
Definitions
verb
- tr, often foll by off, away, etc to apply steady force to (something) in order to move it
- to thrust (one's way) through something, such as a crowd, by force
- intr,often foll by for to apply oneself vigorously (to achieving a task, plan, etc)
- (tr) to encourage or urge (a person) to some action, decision, etc
- intr,often foll by for to be an advocate or promoter (of) ⇒
to push for acceptance of one's theories
- (tr) to use one's influence to help (a person) ⇒
to push one's own candidate
- to bear upon (oneself or another person) in order to achieve more effort, better results, etc ⇒
she was a woman who liked to push her husband
- (tr) to take undue risks, esp through overconfidence, thus risking failure ⇒
to push one's luck
- (intr) to act overconfidently
- (tr) to take undue risks, esp through overconfidence, thus risking failure ⇒
- sport to hit (a ball) with a stiff pushing stroke
- (tr) informal to sell (narcotic drugs) illegally
- (intr; foll by out, into, etc) (esp of geographical features) to reach or extend ⇒
the cliffs pushed out to the sea
- (tr) to overdevelop (a photographic film), usually by the equivalent of up to two stops, to compensate for underexposure or increase contrast
- See push up daisies
noun
- the act of pushing; thrust
- a part or device that is pressed to operate some mechanism
- informal ambitious or enterprising drive, energy, etc
- informal a special effort or attempt to advance, as of an army in a war ⇒
to make a push
- informal a number of people gathered in one place, such as at a party
- Australian slang a group or gang, esp one considered to be a clique
- sport a stiff pushing stroke
- See at a push
- See the push
- See when push comes to shove
Word Origin
C13: from Old French pousser, from Latin pulsāre, from pellere to driveSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
shove,
force,
press,
thrust,
drive,
knock,
sweep,
plunge,
elbow,
bump,
ram,
poke,
propel,
nudge,
prod,
jostle,
hustle,
bulldoze,
impel,
manhandle,
= make or force your way
move,
shoulder,
inch,
squeeze,
thrust,
elbow,
shove,
jostle,
work your way thread your way
=
urge,
encourage,
persuade,
spur,
drive,
press,
influence,
prod,
constrain,
incite,
coerce,
egg on,
impel,
browbeat,
exert influence on
inspan,
=
drive,
go,
energy,
initiative,
enterprise,
ambition,
determination,
pep,
vitality,
vigour,
dynamism,
welly,
get-up-and-go,
gumption,
Translations
- British English:
push
When you push something, you press it in order to move it away from youI pushed back my chair and stood up. The men pushed and the horses pulled as they moved the fallen tree.pʊʃ VERB I pushed back my chair and stood up. The men pushed and the horses pulled as they moved the fallen tree.
- Spanish:
empujar
v
- French:
pousser
v
- German:
schieben
v
- Chinese: 推动 vt
- Arabic: يَدْفَع vt
- Portuguese: empurrar vt
- Russian: толкать vt
- Croatian: gurati v
- Czech: stisknout vt
- Danish: skubbe vt
- Dutch: duwen vt
- Finnish: työntää v
- Greek: σπρώχνω v
- Italian: spingere v
- Japanese: 押す v
- Korean: ...을 밀다 vt
- Norwegian: dytte v
- Polish: pchnąć vt pchać
- Brazilian Portuguese: empurrar vt
- European Spanish:
empujar
v
- Swedish: skjuta vt
- Thai: ผลัก vt
- Turkish: itmek vt
- Vietnamese: đẩy v
Usage examples
The door moved slowly inwards, resisting her push , with a long-drawn-out screech of stone on stone.
, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)Lumpy seas with short sharp chop has may the going tough, as the crew push the boat towards the finish line.
Yachting Boating World (2004)Nevertheless, Heskey did have Jorg Butt moving quickly after 10 minutes to push wide a shot which was mishit but still on target.
Irish Times (2002)It lets me push my responses to what's happening around me to the limit.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Give yourself time to absorb and assimilate what you've learned and don't push yourself to move too fast.
, YOUR POCKET LIFE COACH: 10 minutes a day to transform your life and your work (2001)