to push down
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2.0
- phrasal verb
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presionar
- When you push down on the handle while turning the combination wheel, you can hear the bolt drop into the notch on the disc.
- push down the prices
- push down on the pedals
- pushed down hard
This is why there's no force pushing down on you right now.
- This is why there's no force pushing down on you right now.
- And obviously these just get pushed down as you screw the panel in.
- OK, so you're going to go push down there again, tongue on the roof of your mouth.
- But is it actually possible to leave the ground without pushing down with more weight than you weigh?
- Then this piece of plastic goes on top and this spring pushes down on that, disconnecting the contacts.
- And I walked in to my home and was immediately pushed down to the ground and attacked.
- That's why these rockets blast up with a force pushing down.
Examples
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Open up the clips, position the module in the socket, then push down firmly on both sides.
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The nurse caught up with me just as I was about to push down on the release bar.
Fiction book (1997) -
You got to push, push down as you pull it out.
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Maybe it's me not having enough force to push down the hand plane.
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You push down, you go down.
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And then I think you push down and let go of the button and then pull up.
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Once you are prepared to take a shot, push down the button on the cord.
Blog text (1) -
You push down on the spring, disengage the teeth like that.
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After a pause to relight his pipe, he pushed down on the rod to start the thing up.
Fiction book (2001) -
To fix the printer jam, you need to push down on the lever firmly.
Synonyms
812
1.0
To lower something from your hands onto a surface
180
2.0
Move something slowly from a higher to a lower position
93
3.0
Use force to make someone or something fall to the ground
70
1.7
To put something or someone down gently on a surface
51
5.5
Cause someone or something to fall and be defeated
44
1.6
To move something from a high place to a lower place
39
1.8
To move something from a high place to a lower place
36
4.3
Cause a person or thing to be worse, for example making someone feel sad
29
4.0
To pull something down by weight or force
18
2.5
To push something down with force to make it flat or close it
8
2.2
Push something down using your hand or weight
6
6.7
To put something down so it makes a noise or to pay money quickly
5
3.2
To bring something or someone down from a higher place
4
3.9
To press a button or key down
1
7.1
To force something down by hitting it hard
To put something down hard, often making a loud sound
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to cause someone or something to move downward by applying force' is directly and compositionally derived from 'push' (apply force) + 'down' (toward a lower position). This verb + directional particle pattern is common and transparent across many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should be able to infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Push down paints a simple picture: you push something so it moves down toward the ground or a flat surface. So it means 'to make someone or something move downward by force'.