Meaning & Definition of Push in English
Push
noun
1. The act of applying force in order to move something away
- "He gave the door a hard push"
- "The pushing is good exercise"
- push,
- pushing
2. The force used in pushing
- "The push of the water on the walls of the tank"
- "The thrust of the jet engines"
- push,
- thrust
3. Enterprising or ambitious drive
- "Europeans often laugh at american energy"
- energy,
- push,
- get-up-and-go
4. An electrical switch operated by pressing
- "The elevator was operated by push buttons"
- "The push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"
- push button,
- push,
- button
5. An effort to advance
- "The army made a push toward the sea"
- push
verb
1. Move with force, "he pushed the table into a corner"
- push,
- force
2. Press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
- "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
- push,
- bear on
3. 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"
- advertise,
- advertize,
- promote,
- push
4. 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"
- tug,
- labor,
- labour,
- push,
- drive
5. Press against forcefully without moving
- "She pushed against the wall with all her strength"
- push
6. Approach a certain age or speed
- "She is pushing fifty"
- push,
- crowd
7. 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"
- crusade,
- fight,
- press,
- campaign,
- push,
- agitate
8. Sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
- "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"
- push
9. Move strenuously and with effort
- "The crowd pushed forward"
- push
10. Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
- "`now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
- press,
- push