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Noun push has 5 senses
- push, pushing - the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"
--1 is a kind of propulsion, actuation
--1 has particulars:
- push, thrust - the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
--2 is a kind of force
- energy, push, get-up-and-go - enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy"
--3 is a kind of drive
--3 has particulars: second wind
- push button, push, button - an electrical switch operated by pressing a button; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"
--4 is a kind of switch, electric switch, electrical switch
--4 is a part of push-button radio
--4 has particulars:
- push - an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"
--5 is a kind of progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion
Verb push has 10 senses
- push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
--1 is one way to move, displace
Antonyms: pull, draw, force
Sample sentence:
They push the books into the box
- push, bear on - press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
--2 is one way to urge, urge on, press, exhort
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot push Sue
- advertise, advertize, promote, push - make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"
--3 is one way to praise
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue push the movie
- tug, labor, labour, push, drive - strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "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"
--4 is one way to fight, struggle
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- push - press against forcefully without being able to move; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"
--5 is one way to press
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- push, crowd - approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"
--6 is one way to approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate - exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
--7 is one way to advertise, advertize, promote, push
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- push - sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"
--8 is one way to deal, sell, trade
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- push - move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward"
--9 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
- press, push - make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
--10 is one way to push, force
Sample sentence:
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