Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: pushing |
2. | push - the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines" Synonyms: thrust | |
3. | push - enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy" Synonyms: get-up-and-go, energy | |
4. | ![]() Synonyms: push button, button | |
5. | push - an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea" | |
Verb | 1. | push - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" Synonyms: force |
2. | push - press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" Synonyms: bear on | |
3. | push - 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" | |
4. | push - 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" | |
5. | push - press against forcefully without being able to move; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength" | |
6. | push - approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty" Synonyms: crowd | |
7. | 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; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" | |
8. | push - sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs" | |
9. | push - move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward" | |
10. | push - make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman" Synonyms: press |
1. | (programming) | push - To put something onto a stack or pdl. Opposite: "pop". | |
2. | (communications) | push - push media. |