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Meaning of push in English
Pronunciation
/pʊʃ/
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Verb
push
Etymology
Middle English (as a verb): from Old French pousser, from Latin pulsare‘to push, beat, pulse’ (see pulse). The early sense was ‘exert force on’, giving rise later to ‘make a strenuous effort, endeavor’
Definitions
1.
move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
Antonyms
pull
draw
force
2.
press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
Examples
« He pushed her to finish her doctorate »
3.
make publicity for
Examples
« try to sell (a product) »
« The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model »
« The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops »
4.
strive and make an effort to reach a goal
Examples
« She tugged for years to make a decent living »
« We have to push a little to make the deadline! »
« She is driving away at her doctoral thesis »
5.
press against forcefully without being able to move
Examples
« she pushed against the wall with all her strength »
6.
approach a certain age or speed
Examples
« She is pushing fifty »
7.
exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person
Examples
« be an advocate for »
« The liberal party pushed for reforms »
« She is crusading for women's rights »
« The Dean is pushing for his fa »
8.
sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
Examples
« The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs »
9.
move strenuously and with effort
Examples
« The crowd pushed forward »
10.
make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
Examples
« 'Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman »
Noun
push
Definitions
1.
the act of applying force in order to move something away
Examples
« he gave the door a hard push »
« the pushing is good exercise »
2.
the force used in pushing
Examples
« the push of the water on the walls of the tank »
« the thrust of the jet engines »
3.
enterprising or ambitious drive
Examples
« Europeans often laugh at American energy »
4.
an electrical switch operated by pressing a button
Examples
« the elevator was operated by push buttons »
« the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk »
5.
an effort to advance
Examples
« the army made a push toward the sea »