pushpush1 /pʊʃ/ ●●● verb 
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MOVE [intransitive, transitive] to move a person or thing away from you by pressing him, her, or it with your hands ANT pull: 
A couple of guys were pushing an old Volkswagen down the street. Lisa pushed Amy into the pool. She tried to push him away. Can you push harder? It’s not moving.THESAURUSroll – to push a round object so that it moves forward: He rolled the wheel over to the car.poke – to push someone or something with your finger or something sharp: Jill poked the fish to see if it was alive.shove – to push someone or something roughly: He shoved her against a wall.nudge – to push someone gently with your elbow to get his/her attention: “Move over,” she said, nudging my arm.elbow – to push someone with your elbows, especially in order to move past him/her: As he left the field, he elbowed jeering spectators out of his way.► see thesaurus at pull12MAKE something START/STOP [intransitive, transitive] to press a button, switch, etc. to make a machine start or stop working: Push the green button to start the engine.3TRY TO GET PAST somebody [intransitive, transitive] to move somewhere by pushing people away from you: Heather pushed past us without speaking. People were trying to push their way to the front.4PERSUADE [intransitive, transitive] to try to persuade someone to accept or do something: The agency is pushing to increase U.S. exports. Concerned citizens are pushing for stricter gun controls. My parents pushed me into going to college.5WORK HARD [transitive] to make someone work very hard: Royce has been pushing himself too much lately. Coach Koepple pushes his players pretty hard.6INCREASE/DECREASE [intransitive, transitive] to increase or decrease an amount, number, or value: New medical technology has pushed the cost of health care up/higher. The recession has pushed stock market prices down/lower.7DRUGS [transitive] informal to sell illegal drugs8push your luck/push it informal to do something or ask for something again, when this is likely to annoy someone or be risky: I want to ask my boss for another day off, but I don’t want to push my luck.[Origin: 1300–1400 Old French poulser “to hit, push,” from Latin pulsare, from pellere “to drive, hit”]push ahead phrasal verb to continue with a plan or activity in a determined way: The airport is pushing ahead with its program to expand.push around phrasal verb informal to tell someone what to do in a rude or threatening way: Don’t let your boss push you around.push on phrasal verb to continue traveling somewhere or doing an activity: The others stopped for a rest, but I pushed on to the top of the mountain. Even with disagreement growing, they decided to push on with the negotiations.push through phrasal verb to get a plan, law, etc. officially accepted, especially quickly: The governor pushed through a measure to increase the state sales tax.
1MOVE [intransitive, transitive] to move a person or thing away from you by pressing him, her, or it with your hands ANT pull: A couple of guys were pushing an old Volkswagen down the street. Lisa pushed Amy into the pool. She tried to push him away. Can you push harder? It’s not moving.THESAURUSroll – to push a round object so that it moves forward: He rolled the wheel over to the car.poke – to push someone or something with your finger or something sharp: Jill poked the fish to see if it was alive.shove – to push someone or something roughly: He shoved her against a wall.nudge – to push someone gently with your elbow to get his/her attention: “Move over,” she said, nudging my arm.elbow – to push someone with your elbows, especially in order to move past him/her: As he left the field, he elbowed jeering spectators out of his way.► see thesaurus at pull12MAKE something START/STOP [intransitive, transitive] to press a button, switch, etc. to make a machine start or stop working: Push the green button to start the engine.3TRY TO GET PAST somebody [intransitive, transitive] to move somewhere by pushing people away from you: Heather pushed past us without speaking. People were trying to push their way to the front.4PERSUADE [intransitive, transitive] to try to persuade someone to accept or do something: The agency is pushing to increase U.S. exports. Concerned citizens are pushing for stricter gun controls. My parents pushed me into going to college.5WORK HARD [transitive] to make someone work very hard: Royce has been pushing himself too much lately. Coach Koepple pushes his players pretty hard.6INCREASE/DECREASE [intransitive, transitive] to increase or decrease an amount, number, or value: New medical technology has pushed the cost of health care up/higher. The recession has pushed stock market prices down/lower.7DRUGS [transitive] informal to sell illegal drugs8push your luck/push it informal to do something or ask for something again, when this is likely to annoy someone or be risky: I want to ask my boss for another day off, but I don’t want to push my luck.[Origin: 1300–1400 Old French poulser “to hit, push,” from Latin pulsare, from pellere “to drive, hit”]push ahead phrasal verb to continue with a plan or activity in a determined way: The airport is pushing ahead with its program to expand.push around phrasal verb informal to tell someone what to do in a rude or threatening way: Don’t let your boss push you around.push on phrasal verb to continue traveling somewhere or doing an activity: The others stopped for a rest, but I pushed on to the top of the mountain. Even with disagreement growing, they decided to push on with the negotiations.push through phrasal verb to get a plan, law, etc. officially accepted, especially quickly: The governor pushed through a measure to increase the state sales tax.
