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UK
/pˈʊʃ/
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[ US /ˈpʊʃ/ ]
[ US /ˈpʊʃ/ ]
VERB
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approach a certain age or speed
She is pushing fifty -
press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
He pushed her to finish her doctorate -
make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model
The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops -
move with force
He pushed the table into a corner -
press against forcefully without moving
she pushed against the wall with all her strength -
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
She is crusading for women's rights
The liberal party pushed for reforms
The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate -
sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs -
make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman -
move strenuously and with effort
The crowd pushed forward -
strive and make an effort to reach a goal
We have to push a little to make the deadline!
She tugged for years to make a decent living
She is driving away at her doctoral thesis
NOUN
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enterprising or ambitious drive
Europeans often laugh at American energy -
the act of applying force in order to move something away
the pushing is good exercise
he gave the door a hard push -
an effort to advance
the army made a push toward the sea -
the force used in pushing
the thrust of the jet engines
the push of the water on the walls of the tank -
an electrical switch operated by pressing
the elevator was operated by push buttons
the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk
How To Use push In A Sentence
- Ballymaloe take a more seasonal approach to things by using redcurrant rather than lemon juice, made by simmering a couple of punnets of the astringent little fruits with water, and then pushing them through a sieve. How to make perfect strawberry jam
- Likewise, it was ixnay on the ommentcay when asked about reports that former show exec producer Nigel Lythgoe is returning triumphant to the show after having been pushed aside a couple of seasons back when that was their Really Bright Idea for jump-starting "Idol" and revving up ratings. 'D.C. Cupcakes' will get second season; only Ryan Seacrest certain on 'Idol'
- With a lot of prodding and poking and pushing and cajoling, it set off with a spasmodic jerk.
- Another friend notes a shift in the type of gifts given at wedding showers, a reversion to 1950s-style offerings: soup ladles and frilly aprons are being unwrapped along with see-through nighties and push-up bras.
- Or did her pushy mother and absent father turn her life into a sordid soap opera? Times, Sunday Times
- You may not be able to hurry love, but it seems you can speed up divorce proceedings with the push of a button. Times, Sunday Times
- Paul Temple pushes through a field of shoulder-high oilseed rape and twists one of the plants back to show me.
- This type of power - a culture that radiates outward and a market that draws inward - rests on pull, not on push; on acceptance, not on imposition.
- We should push our work, the work should not push us.
- NHS penpusher boom: Wages bill is up £78m as 'costly' drugs are vetoed Home | Mail Online