PUSH
\pˈʊʃ], \pˈʊʃ], \p_ˈʊ_ʃ]\
Definitions of PUSH
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
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an electrical switch operated by pressing a button; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"
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enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy"
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an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"
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the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
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make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
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press against forcefully without being able to move; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"
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sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"
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move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward"
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strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
By Princeton University
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press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
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an electrical switch operated by pressing a button; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"
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enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy"
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exert oneself, make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
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an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"
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the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
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make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
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press against forcefully without being able to move; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"
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sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A crowd; a company or clique of associates; a gang.
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A pustule; a pimple.
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To press against with force; to drive or impel by pressure; to endeavor to drive by steady pressure, without striking; -- opposed to draw.
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To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
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To press or urge forward; to drive; to push an objection too far.
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To bear hard upon; to perplex; to embarrass.
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To importune; to press with solicitation; to tease.
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To make a thrust; to shove; as, to push with the horns or with a sword.
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To make an advance, attack, or effort; to be energetic; as, a man must push in order to succeed.
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To burst pot, as a bud or shoot.
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A thrust with a pointed instrument, or with the end of a thing.
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Any thrust. pressure, impulse, or force, or force applied; a shove; as, to give the ball the first push.
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An assault or attack; an effort; an attempt; hence, the time or occasion for action.
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The faculty of overcoming obstacles; aggressive energy; as, he has push, or he has no push.
By Oddity Software
By Noah Webster.
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To press against with force; urge forward or extend by effort; as, to push one's interests; drive by pressure; urge; as, to push a debtor.
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To make a steady forward effort; as, the army pushed on; press hard.
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A thrust; force applied; effort; assault; continued endeavor; an army's steady advance in the face of resistance.
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Pushing.
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Pusher.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To thrust or beat against: to drive by pressure: to press forward: to urge.
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To make a thrust: to make an effort: to press against: to burst out.
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A thrust: an impulse: assault: effort: exigence.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To press against; urge forward; thrust.
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A propelling or thrusting pressure; shove.
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An emergency.
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Activity; energy.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A thrust; a force applied; an assault or attack; exigence; extremity.
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To make a thrust; to make an effort. To push on, to hasten.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.