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to push

to push

131 3.6
To send updates from a server to a device without the device asking
  • verb
  • /pʊʃ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : enviar
  • The app will automatically push notifications to your phone whenever there is an update.
  • push information

Examples

  • So we want to push the data from our cloud to Google Spreadsheets.

  • You open Word and you tell it to push that one file to the e-mail program.

  • So take that dot O file alone and push that as input to this algorithm.

  • You see, once I push "send," it goes straight to Albany.

  • Tell each chaser to accept the notification I'm going to push to their phone so I can track them.

  • Don't forget to push the latest version of the software to all users this afternoon.

  • You need to push the data updates to the server without requiring any action from the users.

Synonyms

to send
vsto push
1.0

Make a letter, package, or email go to another person

delivers updates automatically from server to devices without prior request
to send out
vsto push
376 1.8

Cause something to go to other people or places

transmits updates from server without waiting for client requests
to push out
vsto push
  • Jargon
8 3.5

To send updates or new content to users over the internet

sends updates from server automatically to devices without recipient request

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 Automatic

to push
  • Specialized
131 3.6
to subscribe
95 3.3
to request
1.0

Surface Forms

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

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.