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push
English
- 🔊 the act of applying force in order to move something away“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 push of the water on the walls of the tank”
- 🔊 an electrical switch operated by pressing“the elevator was operated by push buttons”
- 🔊 enterprising or ambitious drive“Europeans often laugh at American energy”
- 🔊 press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action“He pushed her to finish her doctorate”
- 🔊 move with force“He pushed the table into a corner”
- 🔊 press against forcefully without moving“she pushed against the wall with all her strength”
- 🔊 move strenuously and with effort“The crowd pushed forward”
- 🔊 approach a certain age or speed“She is pushing fifty”
- 🔊 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”
- 🔊 make publicity for“The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model”
- 🔊 strive and make an effort to reach a goal“She tugged for years to make a decent living”
- 🔊 exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person“The liberal party pushed for reforms”
Spanish
- 🔊 aventón push
- 🔊 empeller to push
- 🔊 puchar to push
- 🔊 pujar to push
- 🔊 envite push, shove
- 🔊 empellón push, shove, jostle
- 🔊 empujar to push, to shove, to jostle
- 🔊 presionar to push, press, hit, press down (e.g. a button, key, pen)
- 🔊 impulsar to push, to push for, to push forward, to drive, to propel, to force, to drive forward