Push

Verb

 * 1)  To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
 * In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me.
 * 1)  To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
 * 2)  To continually attempt to promote (a point of view).
 * Stop pushing the issue &mdash; I'm not interested.
 * 1)  To promote a product with the intention of selling it.
 * They're pushing that perfume again.
 * There were two men hanging around the school gates today, pushing drugs.
 * 1)  To approach; to come close to.
 * My old car is pushing 250,000 miles.
 * He's pushing sixty. (= he's nearly sixty years old)
 * 1)  To apply a force to an object such that it moves away from the person applying the force.
 * You need to push quite hard to get this door open.
 * 1)  To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
 * During childbirth, there are times when the obstetrician advises the woman not to push.
 * 1)  To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
 * 2) To make a higher bid at an auction.
 * 3)  To make an all-in bet.
 * 4)  To move (a pawn) directly forward.

Synonyms

 * to press, to shove
 * to press, to urge
 * to press
 * to advertise, to promote
 * to approach, to near
 * to press, to shove
 * to bear down

Antonyms

 * to draw, to pull, to tug

Derived terms

 * Category:English words derived from: push


 * pedal pushers
 * push-bike
 * push around
 * pushful
 * push in
 * push off


 * pushover
 * push someone's buttons
 * push-up
 * pushy

Noun

 * 1) A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
 * Give the door a hard push if it sticks.
 * 1) An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
 * One more push and the baby will be out.
 * 1) A great effort (to do something).
 * Some details got lost in the push to get the project done.
 * Let's give one last push on our advertising campaign.
 * 1)  A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
 * 2) A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
 * 3)   The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request, as in server push, push technology.

Derived terms

 * give someone the push

Adjectives for Push
warning; vigorous; desperate; significant; determined; zealous.

Verbs for Push
climax—; necessitate—; require—; resist—; —boots (colloq.) —casts; —discharges; — drives; —expels  —favors; —forces; — heaves; —hurls   —impels; —jerks; — launches; —pitches; —startles.

Adverbs for Push
cautiously; sententiously; uncompromisingly; unceremoniously; adroitly; instinctively; vigorously; presumptuously; superciliously; unfalteringly; rudely; laboriously; mechanically.

Thesaurus
accelerate, actuate, advance, advance against, advance upon, adventuresomeness, adventurousness, advertise, advocate, aggrandize, aggravated assault, aggression, aggressiveness, ambition, ambitiousness, amperage, amphibious attack, apply pressure, armed assault, armipotence, ask, assailing, assailment, assault, attack, augment, authority, badger, ballyhoo, bang, banzai attack, bear, bear down upon, bear upon, bearing, beat it, beef, beef up, beg, beset, besiege, black power, black-market, black-marketeer, blandish, blitz, blitzkrieg, boost, bootleg, bowl, breakthrough, browbeat, brush aside, brush off, brute force, buck, bug, build, bull, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, bump, bump against, bunch, bundle, bunt, burden, bustle, butt, butt against, buttonhole, cajole, call on, call upon, campaign, charge, charisma, circle, climacteric, clout, clutch, coax, coerce, cogence, cogency, compel, compound, compulsion, constrain, constraint, continue, convergence of events, counterattack, counteroffensive, coup de main, cow, cram, crippling attack, crisis, critical juncture, critical point, crossroads, crowd, crucial period, crunch, crush, dash, dead set at, deny, depart, depress, descent on, determination, die trying, dig, dint, dismissal, dispatch, diversion, diversionary attack, domineer, dragoon, drive, drive on, driving force, drove, dun, duress, dynamism, eagerness, effect, effectiveness, effectuality, effort, egg on, elbow, emergency, encourage, energy, enlarge, enterprise, enterprisingness, enthusiasm, entreat, exert pressure, exhort, exigency, expand, expedite, extremity, fence, fire, flank, flank attack, flower power, foray, force, force majeure, forcefulness, forge ahead, forward, frontal attack, full blast, full force, gas, gas attack, get, get moving, get-up-and-get, get-up-and-go, getup, ginger, go, go ahead, go all out, go away, go slow, go-ahead, go-getting, go-to-itiveness, goad, group, gumption, harass, haste, hasten, hasten on, head, head-on attack, hie on, high-pressure, hinge, hit the road, horde, hound, hunch, hurry, hurry along, hurry on, hurry up, hurtle, hustle, hustle up, hype, impel, impetus, importune, impulse, impulsion, incentive, inch forward, incitation, incite, incitement, incursion, induce, infiltrate, infiltration, influence, initiative, insist, insist upon, instigation, intimidate, invasion, jab, jam, jawbone, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, kick, launch, launch an attack, leave, light out, lightning attack, lightning war, lobby, lot, magnify, main force, main strength, make, make things hum, mana, march against, march upon, mass attack, megadeath, might, might and main, mightiness, mobilize, moonshine, motivate, motive power, mount an attack, move, moxie, muddle through, mugging, multitude, muscle power, nag, nag at, notice, nudge, offense, offensive, onset, onslaught, open an offensive, overburden, overkill, oversell, overstrain, overtax, panzer warfare, pass, pedal, peddle, pep, pepper, persuade, pester, pile drive, pinch, piss and vinegar, pizzazz, plague, plead with, plug, ply, poke, pole, poop, potence, potency, potentiality, power, power pack, power structure, power struggle, powerfulness, precipitate, prepotency, press, press forward, press on, pressure, proceed, prod, productiveness, productivity, promote, prompt, propagandize, propel, propellant, propelling, propelment, propulsion, publicize, puff, puissance, pull, pulsion, punch, push forward, push off, push on, push through, pushfulness, pushiness, pushing, pushingness, quicken, raid, railroad, railroad through, ram, ram down, rash impulse, rattle, rebuff, recommend, reject, roll, rouse, row, rub, run, run against, run at, rush, rush along, sail away, sally, scram, scramble, set, set in motion, shake, shock tactics, shoot ahead, shoulder, shove, shove off, shoving, shunt, sinew, skedaddle, snap, soft-soap, sortie, speed, speed along, speed up, spirit, spunk, spur, squab, squash, squeeze, squish, stampede, starch, steam, step lively, stimulate, strain, strait, strength, stress, strike, strong arm, superiority, superpower, sweep, sweep along, sweet-talk, take off, tamp, tax, tease, the boot, the sack, throng, thrust, torment, treadle, troll, trundle, try, try again, try and try, try hard, turn, turning point, tyrannize, unprovoked assault, up-and-comingness, urge, urgency, validity, vehemence, venturesomeness, venturousness, verve, vigor, vim, virility, virtue, virulence, vitality, walking papers, wattage, weight, wheedle, whip, whip along, work on, zeal, zing, zip

Etymology
pushen, poshen, posson from pousser  (Modern  pousser) from  poulser from  pulsare, frequentative of pellere (past participle pulsus) "to beat, strike". Displaced native thrucchen "to push" (from  þryccan "to push"),  scauten "to push, thrust" (from  skota),  schoven "to push, shove" (from  scofian),  schuven "to shove, push" (from  scūfan, scēofan "to shove, push, thrust"),  thuden, thudden "to push, press, thrust" (from  þȳdan, þyddan "to thrust, press, push").

Verb

 * Arabic: دفع
 * Armenian:
 * Bengali:, ধাক্কানো
 * Catalan: empènyer
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Croatian: potisnuti
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:, empuxar
 * German:, ,
 * Hindi: धकेलना
 * Hungarian:, megtol,
 * Ido: pulsar
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:


 * Latin:
 * Latvian: spiest
 * Norwegian: dytte, skubbe
 * Old English:
 * Persian: هل دادن
 * Polish: pchnąć, popchnąć
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:,  толкнуть
 * Samoan: smatgar
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Slovene: potiskati
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: kusukuma
 * Swedish: skjuta på
 * Telugu: నెట్టు (neTTu), తోయు (tOyu)
 * Thai: ,
 * Urdu: دھکیلنا
 * Vietnamese: ,
 * West Frisian:


 * Czech:
 * German:
 * Kurdish:


 * Latvian: skubināt
 * Telugu: నిరంతర వత్తిడి


 * Kurdish:


 * Telugu: ఆగగని ప్రతిపాదన


 * Czech: prosazovat


 * Telugu: ప్రతిపాదించు


 * Czech:
 * French:
 * German:, ,
 * Italian:


 * Kurdish:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Telugu: శక్తివంతముగా తోయుట


 * Czech:
 * German:


 * Spanish:
 * Telugu: హృదయాంతర్గత రాగము


 * Telugu: బలవంతంగా చేయించు


 * German: drängeln, sich vordrängeln

Noun

 * Bengali:
 * Dutch:
 * German: Schubs, Stoß
 * Kurdish:


 * Portuguese: empurrão
 * Russian: толчок
 * Spanish:
 * Telugu: వెనుకకు నెట్టి ముందుకు పోవు


 * Telugu: బృహత్ ప్రయత్నం


 * Telugu: విన్యాసము