push
transitive verb
- to exert pressure or force against, esp. so as to move
- to move in this way
- to thrust, shove, or drive (up, down, in, out, etc.)
- to urge on; impel; press
- to follow up vigorously; promote (a campaign, claim, etc.)
- to extend or expand (business activities, etc.)
- to bring into a critical state; esp., to make critically in need: to be pushed for time
- to urge or promote the use, sale, success, etc. of
- ☆ Informal to be near or close to: pushing seventy years of age
- ☆ Baseball, Golf to hit (the ball) and make it go to the right or, if one is left-handed, to the left
intransitive verb
- to press against a thing so as to move it
- to put forth great effort, as in seeking advancement
- to move forward against opposition
- to move by being pushed
noun
- the act of pushing
- a thing to be pushed so as to work a mechanism
- a vigorous effort, campaign, etc.
- an advance against opposition
- pressure of affairs or of circumstances
- an emergency
- Informal aggressiveness; enterprise; drive
See push in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(po͝osh)
verb pushed,
push·ing,
push·es verb, transitive- To apply pressure against for the purpose of moving: push a shopping cart through the aisles of a market.
- To move (an object) by exerting force against it; thrust or shove.
- To force (one's way): We pushed our way through the crowd.
- To urge forward or urge insistently; pressure: push a child to study harder.
- To bear hard upon; press.
- To exert downward pressure on (a button or keyboard, for example); press.
- To extend or enlarge: push society past the frontier.
- Informal To approach in age: is pushing 40 and still hasn't settled down.
- Slang
a. To promote or sell (a product): The author pushed her latest book by making appearances in bookstores.
b. To sell (a narcotic) illegally: push drugs.
- Sports To hit (a ball) in the direction toward the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the right of a right-handed player.
verb, intransitive- To exert outward pressure or force against something.
- To advance despite difficulty or opposition; press forward.
- To expend great or vigorous effort.
noun- The act of pushing; thrust: gave the door a swift push.
- A vigorous or insistent effort toward an end; a drive: a push to democracy.
- A provocation to action; a stimulus.
- Informal Persevering energy; enterprise.
Phrasal Verbs: push around Informal To treat or threaten to treat roughly; intimidate.
push off Informal To set out; depart:
The infantry patrol pushed off before dawn. push on To continue or proceed along one's way:
The path was barely visible, but we pushed on. Learn more about push
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