English

Detailed Synonyms for push in English

push:

to push verb (pushes, pushed, pushing)

  1. to push
    – make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby 1
    to shove
    – push roughly 1
    • shove verb (shoves, shoved, shoving)
      • the people pushed and shoved to get in line1
    to push
    – make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby 1
    • push verb (pushes, pushed, pushing)
      • `Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman1
  2. to push
    – make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby 1
    to press; to push
    – make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby 1
    • press verb (presses, pressed, pressing)
    • push verb (pushes, pushed, pushing)
      • `Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman1
  3. to push
    to push
    • push verb (pushes, pushed, pushing)
  4. to push
    to promote; to advance; to help; to push
    • promote verb (promotes, promoted, promoting)
    • advance verb (advances, advanced, advancing)
    • help verb (helps, helped, helping)
    • push verb (pushes, pushed, pushing)
  5. to push
    to sell; to handle; to deal in; to hawk; to peddle; to push
    • sell verb (sells, sold, selling)
    • handle verb (handles, handled, handling)
    • deal in verb (deals in, dealt in, dealing in)
    • hawk verb (hawks, hawked, hawking)
    • peddle verb (peddles, peddled, peddling)
    • push verb (pushes, pushed, pushing)
  6. to push
    to move; to push
    • move verb (moves, moved, moving)
    • push verb (pushes, pushed, pushing)
  7. to push
    to give a push; to push on; to push
    • give a push verb (gives a push, gave a push, giving a push)
    • push on verb (pushes on, pushed on, pushing on)
    • push verb (pushes, pushed, pushing)
  8. to push
    to punch; to push; to thump
    • punch verb (punches, punched, punching)
    • push verb (pushes, pushed, pushing)
    • thump verb (thumps, thumped, thumping)
  9. to push
    – press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action 1
    to push; bear on
    – press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action 1
    • push verb (pushes, pushed, pushing)
      • He pushed her to finish her doctorate1
    • bear on verb
  10. to push
    – make publicity for; try to sell (a product) 1
    to promote; to push; to advertise; advertize
    – make publicity for; try to sell (a product) 1
    • promote verb (promotes, promoted, promoting)
    • push verb (pushes, pushed, pushing)
      • The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model1
    • advertise verb, British (advertises, advertised, advertising)
    • advertize verb, American
  11. to push
    – move with force, 1
    to force; to push
    – move with force, 1
    • force verb (forces, forced, forcing)
    • push verb (pushes, pushed, pushing)
      • He pushed the table into a corner1
  12. to push
    – press against forcefully without moving 1
    to push
    – press against forcefully without moving 1
    • push verb (pushes, pushed, pushing)
      • she pushed against the wall with all her strength1
  13. to push
    – move strenuously and with effort 1
    to push
    – move strenuously and with effort 1
    • push verb (pushes, pushed, pushing)
      • The crowd pushed forward1
  14. to push
    – approach a certain age or speed 1
    to crowd; to push
    – approach a certain age or speed 1
    • crowd verb (crowds, crowded, crowding)
    • push verb (pushes, pushed, pushing)
      • She is pushing fifty1
  15. to push
    – sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs) 1
    to push
    – sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs) 1
    • push verb (pushes, pushed, pushing)
      • The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs1
  16. to push
    – strive and make an effort to reach a goal 1
    labour; to drive; to labor; to push; to tug
    – strive and make an effort to reach a goal 1
    • labour verb, British
    • drive verb (drives, drove, driving)
      • She is driving away at her doctoral thesis1
    • labor verb, American (labors, labored, laboring)
    • push verb (pushes, pushed, pushing)
      • We have to push a little to make the deadline!1
    • tug verb (tugs, tugged, tugging)
      • She tugged for years to make a decent living1
  17. to push
    – exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for 1
    to press; campaign; to push; to fight; to agitate; crusade
    – exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for 1
    • press verb (presses, pressed, pressing)
    • campaign verb
    • push verb (pushes, pushed, pushing)
      • The liberal party pushed for reforms1
      • The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate1
    • fight verb (fights, fought, fighting)
    • agitate verb (agitates, agitated, agitating)
    • crusade verb
  18. to push
    – To deliver data to a client without a client request for the data. 2
    to push
    – To deliver data to a client without a client request for the data. 2
    • push verb (pushes, pushed, pushing)
  19. to push
    – To add a new element to a stack, a data structure generally used to temporarily hold pieces of data being transferred or the partial result of an arithmetic operation. 2
    to push
    – To add a new element to a stack, a data structure generally used to temporarily hold pieces of data being transferred or the partial result of an arithmetic operation. 2
    • push verb (pushes, pushed, pushing)

Conjugations for push:

present
  1. push
  2. push
  3. pushes
  4. push
  5. push
  6. push
simple past
  1. pushed
  2. pushed
  3. pushed
  4. pushed
  5. pushed
  6. pushed
present perfect
  1. have pushed
  2. have pushed
  3. has pushed
  4. have pushed
  5. have pushed
  6. have pushed
past continuous
  1. was pushing
  2. were pushing
  3. was pushing
  4. were pushing
  5. were pushing
  6. were pushing
future
  1. shall push
  2. will push
  3. will push
  4. shall push
  5. will push
  6. will push
continuous present
  1. am pushing
  2. are pushing
  3. is pushing
  4. are pushing
  5. are pushing
  6. are pushing
subjunctive
  1. be pushed
  2. be pushed
  3. be pushed
  4. be pushed
  5. be pushed
  6. be pushed
diverse
  1. push!
  2. let's push!
  3. pushed
  4. pushing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

push [the ~] noun

  1. the push
    – the act of applying force in order to move something away 1
    the push
    – the act of applying force in order to move something away 1
    • push [the ~] noun
      • he gave the door a hard push1
    the nudge; the thrust; the bumper; the bump; the punch; the blow; the jab; the buffer
    the shove
    – the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something) 1
    • shove [the ~] noun
      • he gave the door a shove1
  2. the push
    – the act of applying force in order to move something away 1
    the push; the pushing
    – the act of applying force in order to move something away 1
    • push [the ~] noun
      • he gave the door a hard push1
    • pushing [the ~] noun
      • the pushing is good exercise1
  3. the push
    the button; the push
  4. the push
    – an effort to advance 1
    the push
    – an effort to advance 1
    • push [the ~] noun
      • the army made a push toward the sea1
  5. the push
    – an electrical switch operated by pressing 1
    the push; the button; the push button
    – an electrical switch operated by pressing 1
    • push [the ~] noun
      • the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk1
    • button [the ~] noun
    • push button [the ~] noun
      • the elevator was operated by push buttons1
  6. the push
    – enterprising or ambitious drive 1
    the push; the energy; the get-up-and-go
    – enterprising or ambitious drive 1
  7. the push
    – the force used in pushing 1
    the thrust; the push
    – the force used in pushing 1
    • thrust [the ~] noun
      • the thrust of the jet engines1
    • push [the ~] noun
      • the push of the water on the walls of the tank1
  8. the push
    – The process of sending data to a network server. 2
    the push
    – The process of sending data to a network server. 2

push

  1. push
  2. push
  3. push
    shove
    – push roughly 1
    • shove
      • the people pushed and shoved to get in line1
  4. push

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Related Definitions for "push":

  1. the act of applying force in order to move something away1
    • he gave the door a hard push1
  2. an effort to advance1
    • the army made a push toward the sea1
  3. an electrical switch operated by pressing1
    • the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk1
  4. enterprising or ambitious drive1
  5. the force used in pushing1
    • the push of the water on the walls of the tank1
  6. press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action1
    • He pushed her to finish her doctorate1
  7. make publicity for; try to sell (a product)1
    • The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model1
  8. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby1
    • `Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman1
  9. move with force,1
    • He pushed the table into a corner1
  10. press against forcefully without moving1
    • she pushed against the wall with all her strength1
  11. move strenuously and with effort1
    • The crowd pushed forward1
  12. approach a certain age or speed1
    • She is pushing fifty1
  13. sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)1
    • The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs1
  14. strive and make an effort to reach a goal1
    • We have to push a little to make the deadline!1
  15. exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for1
    • The liberal party pushed for reforms1
    • The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate1
  16. To deliver data to a client without a client request for the data.2
  17. The process of sending data to a network server.2
  18. To add a new element to a stack, a data structure generally used to temporarily hold pieces of data being transferred or the partial result of an arithmetic operation.2

Related Synonyms for push