Etimology
From Middle English pushen, poshen, posson, borrowed from Middle French pousser (Modern French pousser) from Old French poulser, from Latin pulsare, frequentative of pellere (past participle pulsus) "to beat, strike". Doublet of pulsate. Partly displaced native Old English sċūfan, whence Modern English shove.
verb
push (third-person singular simple present pushes, present participle pushing, simple past and past participle pushed)
(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
(transitive) To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
(transitive) To press or urge forward; to drive.
(transitive) To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
(intransitive) To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.
(informal, transitive) To approach; to come close to.
(intransitive) To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate.
(intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
To make a higher bid at an auction.
(poker) To make an all-in bet.
(chess, transitive) To move (a pawn) directly forward.
(computing) To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
(computing) To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
(obsolete) To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
(snooker) To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot).
Examples
In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me.
You need to push quite hard to get this door open.
We are pushed for an answer.
Ambition […] pushes the soul to such actions as are apt to procure honour and reputation to the actor.
to push an objection too far; to push one's luck
to push his fortune
Stop pushing the issue — I'm not interested.
They're pushing that perfume again.
There were two men hanging around the school gates today, pushing drugs.
Earlier the premier had rejected outright suggestions, apparently being pushed by up to a third of the government’s 33-member caucus, that the government forget the deficit and launch a major public initiative to stimulate the economy.
Don't think that if you keep pushing harder and harder, it will make you succeed faster or earn more.
My old car is pushing 250,000 miles.
He's pushing sixty. ― He's nearly sixty years old.
“I'm pushing 40 and on TikTok,” he says. “I feel old every day.”
During childbirth, there are times when the obstetrician advises the woman not to push.
When the microprocessor decodes the JSR opcode, it stores the operand into the TEMP register and pushes the current contents of the PC onto the stack.
Because this version of the Windows Installer is aware of the GAC, it has the capability to publish components into it. […] You can manually or programmatically push an assembly into the GAC by using the command-line tool Gacutil.exe.
If the ox shall push a manservant or maidservant, […] the ox shall be stoned.
Related words
synonyms
(transitive: apply a force to (an object) so it moves away): press, shove, thrutch
(continue to attempt to persuade): press, urge
(continue to promote): press, advertise, promote
(come close to): approach, near
(intransitive: apply force to an object so that it moves away): press, shove, thring
(tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate): bear down, See Thesaurus:defecate
antonyms
(antonym(s) of "apply a force to something so it moves away"): draw, pull, tug
(antonym(s) of "put onto a stack"): pop
related terms
pedal pushers
push it
noun
push (countable and uncountable, plural pushes)
A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
A great effort (to do something).
An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
(figurative) A force that impels or pressures one to act.
(military) A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
(computing) The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
(Internet, uncountable) The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request.
(slang, UK, obsolete, now chiefly Australia) A particular crowd or throng or people.
(snooker) A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time
(professional wrestling slang) Giving momentum to a wrestler's career in the form of victories and/or more screen time.
Examples
Give the door a hard push if it sticks.
One more push and the baby will be out.
Some details got lost in the push to get the project done.
Let's give one last push on our advertising campaign.
The push to amend the Civil and Commercial Code on marriage is expected to enter parliament on Wednesday. The amendment would allow same-sex marriage […]
I guess it's justthe special curseof working underdeadline's push
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Till some wild, excited personGalloped down the township cursing,"Sydney push have mobbed Macpherson,Roll up, Dandaloo!"
My father […] was soon as unambiguously Australian as any other member of the rough Rugby pushes that in the years before the Great War made up the mixed and liverly world of South Brisbane.
Etimology
Probably French poche. See pouch.
noun
push (plural pushes)
(obsolete, UK, dialect) A pustule; a pimple.
Examples
a Push rise upon his Nose