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Push

//pʊʃ// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A surname.

Noun

1
A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing. countable, uncountable
"Give the door a hard push if it sticks."
2
A pustule; a pimple. UK, dialectal, obsolete
"a Push rise upon his Nose"
3
the act of applying force in order to move something away wordnet
4
An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents. countable, uncountable
"One more push and the baby will be out."
5
an effort to advance wordnet

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6
A great effort (to do something). countable, uncountable
"Some details got lost in the push to get the project done."
7
an electrical switch operated by pressing wordnet
8
An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action. countable, uncountable
9
enterprising or ambitious drive wordnet
10
A force that impels or pressures one to act. countable, figuratively, uncountable
"I guess it's just the special curse of working under deadline's push"
11
the force used in pushing wordnet
12
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. countable, uncountable
13
A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score countable, uncountable
14
The addition of a data item to the top of a stack. countable, uncountable
15
The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request. Internet, uncountable
"server push; a push technology"
16
A particular crowd or throng or people. Australia, UK, countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable
"Till some wild, excited person Galloped down the township cursing, "Sydney push have mobbed Macpherson, Roll up, Dandaloo!""
17
A push shot. countable, uncountable
18
An attempt to give momentum to a wrestler's career in the form of victories and/or more screen time. countable, slang, uncountable
19
A push-button, such as a bell push. countable, uncountable
"A bell circuit, fed from the train lighting battery, is connected to a push in each berth and functions in conjunction with a luminous indicator mounted over the door and in association with a cancellation push, for use by the car attendant."

Verb

1
To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force. intransitive, transitive
"In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me."
2
press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action wordnet
3
To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action. transitive
"We are pushed for an answer."
4
make publicity for; try to sell (a product) wordnet
5
To press or urge forward; to drive. transitive
"to push an objection too far; to push one's luck"

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6
make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby wordnet
7
To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.). transitive
"Stop pushing the issue — I'm not interested."
8
move with force wordnet
9
To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal. intransitive
"Don't think that if you keep pushing harder and harder, it will make you succeed faster or earn more."
10
press against forcefully without moving wordnet
11
To approach; to come close to. informal, participle, present, regional, transitive
"My old car is pushing 250,000 miles."
12
move strenuously and with effort wordnet
13
To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate. intransitive
"During childbirth, there are times when the obstetrician advises the woman not to push."
14
approach a certain age or speed wordnet
15
To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action. intransitive
16
sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs) wordnet
17
To make a higher bid at an auction.
18
strive and make an effort to reach a goal wordnet
19
To make an all-in bet.
20
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 wordnet
21
To move (a pawn) directly forward. transitive
22
To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
"When the microprocessor decodes the JSR opcode, it stores the operand into the TEMP register and pushes the current contents of the PC ($00 0128) onto the stack."
23
To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
"Because this version of the Windows Installer is aware of the GAC, it has the capability to publish components into it. […] You can manually or programmatically push an assembly into the GAC by using the command-line tool Gacutil.exe."
24
To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore. obsolete
"If the ox shall push a manservant or maidservant, […] the ox shall be stoned."
25
To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
26
To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot).

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English pushen, poshen, posson, borrowed from Middle French pousser (Modern French pousser) from Old French poulser, from Latin pulsare (“to beat, strike”), frequentative of pellere (past participle pulsus). Doublet of pulsate and pulse (verb). Partly displaced native Old English sċūfan, whence Modern English shove.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

Probably French poche. See pouch.

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