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push

192 2.6

Strong energy and determination to make something happen

noun
/pʊʃ/

: impulso

The modern renewable power push dates to the 1973 Arab oil embargo.
final push
a strong push
push factors

If I can help and just giving you that push, I did my part.

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Examples

Another result of the diplomatic push was the acceptance of democracy as a regional norm.

Academic text (2013)
All they need is a little push.

Craving (2023)
Just a little push is all it takes.
And so you have to have this massive push to do hard things.
Try to think of it as a push forward.

Hell of a Summer (2023)
You just needed a little push.

Wandering Eye (2011)
Also, at the board level, there is a push for accountability.

Academic text (2013)
Sometimes, you'll have an idea already, but you need a little push to get started.

Fiction book (2001)
Together, providers and users can make a strong push for ensuring the privacy of data stored in the cloud.

Academic text (2017)
The team received a strong push from their coach to finish the project on time.

Synonyms

effort

vspush

∞ 1.3

An organized activity by people to achieve a specific goal

shows inner determination and energy that cause those actions

motivation

vspush

348 2.7

A reason or desire that makes someone want to do something

emphasizes taking determined action and energetic effort, not just reasons

energy

vspush

311 1.6

Lively excitement that makes people or work feel active

stresses purposeful determination and goal focus rather than mere liveliness

ambition

vspush

310 2.8

A strong wish to achieve something important to you

adds active effort and energy to that desire to advance

drive

vspush

190 3.4

A strong desire or energy to do something

is more about acting with determined energy to reach a goal

impetus

vspush

33 6.7

A reason that gives people energy to start or continue something

focuses on sustained determination and effort rather than initial force

get-up-and-go

vspush

Informal

4 6.1

A feeling of energy and enthusiasm to start and do things

is more about sustained determined effort beyond initial eagerness

Antonyms

laziness

30 1.4

A tendency to avoid work and use little energy

Idioms

to push the envelope

33 7.3

To try new ideas that go beyond accepted limits

push comes to shove

Informal

3 7.2

A situation that becomes serious and needs you to act

to push someone's buttons

Informal

1 7.1

To do or say something on purpose to annoy someone

to push it to the limit

Informal

1 7.2

Use all your energy and take big risks to test your skill

to push up daisies

Informal

1 8.9

To be dead and buried, often said as a joke

to push the boat out

1 8.7

Spend a lot of money for a special celebration

to push against an open door

Informal

6.6

To try to make something happen when it is already easy or people already agree

to push one's luck

Informal

6.8

To risk losing success by asking for more than is wise

to push water uphill

Informal

9.6

Try to do something that is very hard or impossible

to push under the carpet

7.3

To ignore or hide problems instead of dealing with them

Compounds

push button

1 1.9

A small switch you press with a finger to control a machine like a coffee maker or elevator

push-button

1 3.0

It works when you press a button

push broom

1 3.2

A wide cleaning tool with a long handle that you push to sweep floors

push-bike

1 2.7

A bicycle that you move by pedalling

push-button radio

1 3.5

A radio you change stations on by pressing preset buttons instead of turning a dial

push-button

1 4.1

Designers make it very simple so anyone can use it

bell push

4.6

A button on a door or wall you press to ring a bell at an entrance

push-down queue

Specialized

7.7

A pile where the last item put on is the first taken off

push-down stack

Specialized

6.0

A list where the last item added is the first removed

push-down storage

Specialized

7.8

A way to store items so the last one added is the first taken out

push-down store

Specialized

8.2

A storage where the last thing put in comes out first, like a pile of plates

push-button

2.2

A small switch that you press with a finger

push-down list

Specialized

7.5

A list where the last thing you put in comes out first

How Driven

determination

142 3.0

drive

190 3.4

push

192 2.6

motivation

348 2.7

inclination

61 4.2

Surface Forms

push singular

pushes plural

Etymology

The noun push meaning energy or determination comes from the same root as Latin pellere 'to drive'. That helps to remember that a push is the energy that 'drives' a project forward.