to push
- verb
- /pʊʃ/
- Specialized
- The app will automatically push notifications to your phone whenever there is an update.
- push information
Examples
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So we want to push the data from our cloud to Google Spreadsheets.
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You open Word and you tell it to push that one file to the e-mail program.
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So take that dot O file alone and push that as input to this algorithm.
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You see, once I push "send," it goes straight to Albany.
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Tell each chaser to accept the notification I'm going to push to their phone so I can track them.
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Don't forget to push the latest version of the software to all users this afternoon.
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You need to push the data updates to the server without requiring any action from the users.
Synonyms
Make a letter, package, or email go to another person
Cause something to go to other people or places
To send updates or new content to users over the internet
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To try to make something happen when it is already easy or people already agree
Phrasal Verbs
Make a person or thing work as hard as possible until they cannot keep going
- Informal
Move forward through a crowd by forcing people aside with your body
Compounds
A small switch you press with a finger to control a machine like a coffee maker or elevator
A radio you change stations on by pressing preset buttons instead of turning a dial
- Specialized
A storage where the last thing put in comes out first, like a pile of plates
How Automatic
Surface Forms
Etymology
The computing verb push comes from the old idea of physically moving something (Old French pousser). So when a server pushes updates it is like giving a small shove to send data to your device.