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to push

to push

1.0
To move something away from you using force, often with your hands
  • verb
  • /pʊʃ/
translation icon : empujar
  • You have to push forward.
  • pushed and shoved
  • push back
  • push away

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Examples

  • To move the cart forward, you need to push it with both hands.

  • You push this side and pull this side, push and then pull.

  • And then again, you just push and it's closed.

  • Start in the middle and push the water up and out.

  • OK, so you have to push this in and pull this out.

  • Pull the back down, push the front down.

  • So while holding the red button, push the stick straight forward.

  • You gotta help me push.

  • I'm going to simply ever so gently push that like that.

  • Now, folks, if we push on, we can be in Apache Wells by sundown.

Synonyms

to drive
vsto push
458 1.0

To push something into another thing with force

is the simpler manual action of moving something by applying bodily force
to force
vsto push
376 1.9

To push something so it moves or opens

is specifically about moving away or in a direction with hands or body
to thrust
vsto push
66 3.9

To push something or someone suddenly and forcefully forward

is similar but covers normal, not necessarily sudden, use of bodily force
to propel
vsto push
57 4.0

To push something so it moves forward

is more everyday and often uses hands or body rather than general driving force
to push away
vsto push
37 2.0

To move something away from you by pushing with your hands

is a general act of moving away or in a direction using bodily force
to push out
vsto push
16 3.2

To move something outward using force

is the general act of moving something using hands or body, not only outward
to push aside
vsto push
6 2.1

Move something or someone out of the way with your hands

is broader and can mean moving in any direction not only out of the way
to force out
vsto push
6 4.2

To push something out with effort or pressure

means general moving by bodily force, not necessarily to remove or expel
to shoulder
vsto push
6 4.7

To force your way past people using the top of your arm

is the broader manual action using hands or body, not only upper torso contact
to prod
vsto push
4 3.7

To poke a person, animal, or object with a stick

involves stronger, broader bodily force rather than light poking
to thrust out
vsto push
2 4.8

Push something outward suddenly and strongly

describes the same action but without requiring suddenness or outward focus
to propulse
vsto push
8.3

To push someone or something forward into a new situation

focuses on ordinary physical moving by hands or body rather than broad driving

Antonyms

1.0

To move something toward you using force, often to remove it

Idioms

To try new ideas that go beyond accepted limits

3 7.2

A situation that becomes serious and needs you to act

1 7.1

To do or say something on purpose to annoy someone

1 7.2

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

1 8.9

To be dead and buried, often said as a joke

Spend a lot of money for a special celebration

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

6.8

To risk losing success by asking for more than is wise

9.6

Try to do something that is very hard or impossible

To ignore or hide problems instead of dealing with them

Phrasal Verbs

97 3.9

Force a person or thing to move backward in body and feeling

to push around
  • Informal
66 5.6

To treat someone in a bossy way so they do what you want

43 3.2

To stop other people from getting close to you emotionally

To keep going despite problems until you finish

to push it
  • Informal
39 5.3

To try very hard to do more than usual

37 2.0

To move something away from you by pushing with your hands

21 3.7

Move forward or keep going despite difficulty

To keep making progress despite problems

16 3.2

To move something outward using force

16 2.0

Make something move down by using force

to push off
  • Informal
14 6.8

Leave a place or start a journey

11 2.1

Move something to a higher place by pushing from below or behind

Act in a way that makes other people avoid you

to push out
  • Jargon
8 3.5

To send updates or new content to users over the internet

Refuse to think about something, for example worries or objections

Make a person or thing work as hard as possible until they cannot keep going

Move something or someone out of the way with your hands

To move ahead by pushing people or things out of the way

5 5.6

To join a line or enter a place without waiting your turn

Move forward by getting past people or things blocking the way

Try much harder to work or train

To break through soil or skin when new growth appears

Move a meeting to a later time or day

5.6

Move forward through a crowd by forcing people aside with your body

To ask firmly for more pay from your boss

To work much harder and faster to get something done

To keep trying and do well despite difficult times

Compounds

1 1.9

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

1 3.0

It works when you press a button

1 3.2

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

1 2.7

A bicycle that you move by pedalling

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

1 4.1

Designers make it very simple so anyone can use it

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

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 Forceful

thrust
26 4.2
shove
31 2.7
to push
1.0
to prod
4 3.7
to nudge
33 3.8

Surface Forms

push infinitive
pushed past
pushed past participle
pushing present participle
pushes third person singular

Etymology

The word push comes from Old French pousser and Latin pulsare 'to beat' and pellere 'to drive'. Think of using a steady beat or a strong drive with your hands to move something, which is why push means to move something away with force.