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push
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- pronunciation:
- pUsh
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- push on
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
pushes, pushing, pushed |
| definition 1: |
to exert pressure against in order to move.
He carried the groceries while I pushed the stroller.
- synonyms:
- move, press
- antonyms:
- pull
- similar words:
- crowd, depress, drive, hustle, impact, impel, jostle, poke, propel, punch, shove, stick, thrust
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| definition 2: |
to cause (something) to be a certain way by exerting pressure against (it).
The cowboy pushed the saloon doors open.[verb + smby/smth + noun/adj
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| definition 3: |
to thrust (something) away from oneself.
Her brother wouldn't move out of her way, so the little girl pushed him.- synonyms:
- thrust
- similar words:
- drive, hustle, impel, move, press, propel, shove
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| definition 4: |
to make (a way) by shoving.
They pushed their way through the crowd.- synonyms:
- press, shoulder, shove
- similar words:
- bull, drive, elbow, jostle, move, poke, propel, ram, struggle, thrust, work
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| definition 5: |
to forcefully urge toward a particular action or way of thinking.
She pushed her son to study medicine.[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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- synonyms:
- prod, urge
- antonyms:
- deter
- similar words:
- compel, crowd, egg, encourage, goad, hustle, impel, incite, induce, influence, instigate, motivate, persuade, press, pressure, prompt, rouse, spur on, sway, thrust
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| definition 6: |
to urge the purchase or use of.
We're pushing our new product with aggressive advertising.- synonyms:
- promote, publicize
- similar words:
- advertise, ballyhoo, boost, hawk, hustle, hype, peddle, plug
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| definition 7: |
to manipulate aggressively.
Don't think you can push me, because I'm not afraid of you.- synonyms:
- strong-arm
- similar words:
- browbeat, control, exploit, force, manipulate
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| definition 8: |
(slang) to sell.
He was caught pushing drugs.- synonyms:
- sell
- similar words:
- dump, hustle, liquidate, peddle, promote, swap, trade, unload, vend
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| related words: |
admonish, bore, boss, bump, butt, dart, foist, hale, hurry, jam, launch, lobby, nudge, poke, prod, run, rush, sell, steer, strain, stretch, tout, urge |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to exert pressure against something.
If you push harder on the door, it will open.- synonyms:
- press
- antonyms:
- pull
- similar words:
- crowd, drive, hustle, jostle, move, nudge, shove, thrust
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| definition 2: |
to continue forcefully and persistently despite difficulty or limitations.
We kept on pushing, and eventually we succeeded.- synonyms:
- persevere, persist
- similar words:
- abide, drive, endure, press, strive, struggle
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| related words: |
boss, chafe, compel, crush, muscle, press, proceed, try, urge |
adverb + (v.)push
gently, relentlessly
(v.)push
+ adverb
aggressively, ahead, aside, away, back, backward, backwards, close, deep, forward, hard, inward, open, outward, sideways, through, upright, upward, violently, westward
(v.)push
+ noun
agenda,
boundary,
brink,
broom,
button,
carriage,
cart,
chair,
crowd,
curtain,
daisy,
door,
edge,
elbow,
envelope,
extreme,
foot,
frontier,
gurney,
handle,
legislation,
lever,
limit,
mower,
panic,
pedal,
plate,
sleeve,
strand,
stroller,
throttle,
wheelbarrow,
wheelchair
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| phrase: |
push on |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a thrusting or shoving away.
She got on the swing and asked her father for a push.- synonyms:
- shove, thrust
- antonyms:
- pull
- similar words:
- butt, jog, jolt, jostle, nudge, poke
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| definition 2: |
a determined effort.
The government is making a push to pass this legislation quickly.The airlines made these changes in a push to beef up security.- synonyms:
- attempt, effort
- similar words:
- ambition, crack, endeavor, essay, pull, trial, try, war
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| definition 3: |
a situation requiring vigorous action.
They'll do what's necessary if they're in a push.- synonyms:
- emergency, pinch
- similar words:
- bind, corner, crisis, dilemma, exigency, fix, mess, pickle, predicament, priority
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| related words: |
boost, campaign, drive, effort, thrust, urge |
adjective + (n.)push
aggressive, big, concerted, continued, diplomatic, extra, final, gentle, intense, major, outward, promotional, renewed, slight, strong, upward
verb + (n.)push
give, launch, renew, resist, stem
(n.)push
+ verb
pull, shove
noun + (n.)push
bell, lawn, marketing, playoff
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