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PUSH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of applying force in order to move something away
Example:
the pushing is good exercise
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("push" is a kind of...):
actuation; propulsion (the act of propelling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "push"):
depression (pushing down)
jog; nudge (a slight push or shake)
press; pressing; pressure (the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure)
shove (the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something))
boost (the act of giving a push)
Derivation:
push (make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby)
push (move with force)
push (press against forcefully without moving)
push (move strenuously and with effort)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An effort to advance
Example:
the army made a push toward the sea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("push" is a kind of...):
advance; advancement; forward motion; onward motion; procession; progress; progression (the act of moving forward (as toward a goal))
Derivation:
push (press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An electrical switch operated by pressing
Example:
the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk
Synonyms:
button; push; push button
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("push" is a kind of...):
electric switch; electrical switch; switch (control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "push"):
reset button (a push button that you press to activate the reset mechanism)
panic button (a button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency)
mouse button (a push button on the mouse)
horn button (a button that you press to activate the horn of an automobile)
bell; buzzer; doorbell (a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed)
bell push (a button that is pushed to ring a bell)
Holonyms ("push" is a part of...):
push-button radio (a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Enterprising or ambitious drive
Example:
Europeans often laugh at American energy
Synonyms:
energy; get-up-and-go; push
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("push" is a kind of...):
drive (the trait of being highly motivated)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "push"):
second wind (renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking)
Derivation:
push (press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action)
push (strive and make an effort to reach a goal)
push (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)
pushy (marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The force used in pushing
Example:
the thrust of the jet engines
Synonyms:
push; thrust
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("push" is a kind of...):
force ((physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity)
Derivation:
push (make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby)
push (move with force)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they push ... he / she / it pushes
Past simple: pushed
Past participle: pushed
-ing form: pushing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
Example:
He pushed her to finish her doctorate
Synonyms:
bear on; push
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "push" is one way to...):
exhort; press; urge; urge on (force or impel in an indicated direction)
Verb group:
drive; labor; labour; push; tug (strive and make an effort to reach a goal)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "push"):
nudge (push into action by pestering or annoying gently)
bull; bull through (push or force)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
Sam cannot push Sue
Derivation:
push (an effort to advance)
push (enterprising or ambitious drive)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
Example:
The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops
Synonyms:
advertise; advertize; promote; push
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "push" is one way to...):
praise (express approval of)
Verb group:
agitate; campaign; crusade; fight; press; push (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)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "push"):
agitate; campaign; crusade; fight; press; push (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)
bill (advertise especially by posters or placards)
plug (make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote)
propagandise; propagandize (spread by propaganda)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue push the movie
Sense 3
Meaning:
Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
Example:
'Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman
Synonyms:
press; push
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "push" is one way to...):
force; push (move with force)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
push (the force used in pushing)
push (the act of applying force in order to move something away)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Move with force
Example:
He pushed the table into a corner
Synonyms:
force; push
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "push" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
"Push" entails doing...:
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
press (exert pressure or force to or upon)
Verb group:
push (press against forcefully without moving)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "push"):
tip; topple; tumble (cause to topple or tumble by pushing)
shove; squeeze; stuff; thrust (press or force)
jam (push down forcibly)
drive (urge forward)
thrust (push forcefully)
push up (push upward)
muscle into (force one's way)
push aside; push away (push out of the way)
obtrude; push out; thrust out (push to thrust outward)
nose (push or move with the nose)
jostle; shove (come into rough contact with while moving)
flick; jerk (throw or toss with a quick motion)
shove (push roughly)
beat back; drive; force back; push back; repel; repulse (cause to move back by force or influence)
press; push (make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby)
nudge; poke at; prod (to push against gently)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
They push the books into the box
Antonym:
pull (cause to move by pulling)
Derivation:
push (the act of applying force in order to move something away)
push (the force used in pushing)
pusher (a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around)
pushing (the act of applying force in order to move something away)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Press against forcefully without moving
Example:
she pushed against the wall with all her strength
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "push" is one way to...):
press (exert pressure or force to or upon)
Verb group:
push (move strenuously and with effort)
force; push (move with force)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Derivation:
push (the act of applying force in order to move something away)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Move strenuously and with effort
Example:
The crowd pushed forward
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "push" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)
Verb group:
push (press against forcefully without moving)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Derivation:
push (the act of applying force in order to move something away)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Approach a certain age or speed
Example:
She is pushing fifty
Synonyms:
crowd; push
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "push" is one way to...):
approach; come near; come on; draw close; draw near; go up; near (move towards)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 8
Meaning:
Sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
Example:
The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "push" is one way to...):
deal; sell; trade (do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood)
Domain category:
crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
pusher (an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Strive and make an effort to reach a goal
Example:
She is driving away at her doctoral thesis
Synonyms:
drive; labor; labour; push; tug
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "push" is one way to...):
fight; struggle (make a strenuous or labored effort)
Verb group:
bear on; push (press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "push"):
reach; strain; strive (to exert much effort or energy)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Also:
push on (continue moving forward)
Derivation:
push (enterprising or ambitious drive)
Sense 10
Meaning:
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
Example:
The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate
Synonyms:
agitate; campaign; crusade; fight; press; push
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "push" is one way to...):
advertise; advertize; promote; push (make publicity for; try to sell (a product))
Verb group:
advertise; advertize; promote; push (make publicity for; try to sell (a product))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
push (enterprising or ambitious drive)
Context examples:
He pushed on therefore, now walking and now running.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“Yes, sir,” said our visitor, pushing his huge form into the room.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Use of a syringe and needle to push fluids or drugs into the body; often called a "shot."
(Injection, NCI Dictionary)
Blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries.
(High Blood Pressure, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
These specialized pigment cells expand and contract and push the pigment to the surface.
(Octopuses can dream, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
As the ground under Mare Frigoris shifts, it pushes up wrinkle ridges, which typically snake along the ground for several miles.
(Study Finds New Wrinkles on Earth's Moon, NASA)
The red cores of the green bubbles are made of warm dust that has not yet been pushed away from the windy stars.
(Citizen Scientists Discover Yellow "Space Balls", NASA)
The man wanted to push him away; the youth, however, would not allow that, but thrust him off with all his strength, and seated himself again in his own place.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
There seemed to be no horses nor animals of any kind; the men carried things around in little green carts, which they pushed before them.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
A benign (not cancer) condition in which an overgrowth of prostate tissue pushes against the urethra and the bladder, blocking the flow of urine.
(Benign prostatic hyperplasia, NCI Dictionary)
