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Push
pʊʃ
- exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself
"she pushed her glass towards him"
- hold and exert force on (something) so as to cause it to move in front of one
"a woman was pushing a pram"
- move one's body or a part of it into a specified position with effort
"she pushed her hands into her pockets"
- press (a part of a machine or other device)
"the lift boy pushed the button for the twentieth floor"
- cause to reach a particular level or state
"competition in the retail sector will push down prices"
- move forward by using force to pass people or cause them to move aside
"she pushed her way through the crowded streets"
- (of an army) advance over territory
"the guerrillas have pushed south to within 100 miles of the capital"
- exert oneself to attain something or surpass others
"I was pushing hard until about 10 laps from the finish"
- be nearly (a particular age or amount)
"she must be pushing forty"
- compel or urge (someone) to do something, especially to work hard
"she believed he was pushing their daughter too hard"
assertive thrusting pushing ambitious driven aggressive forceful forward obtrusive bold brash bumptious arrogant officious bossy presumptuous full of oneself self-assertive overbearing domineering confident overconfident cocksure- have very little of something, especially time
"we are a bit pushed at the moment with other commitments"
- find it difficult to achieve something
"he will be pushed to retain the title as his form this season has been below par"
- promote the use, sale, or acceptance of
"the company has been pushing a document management system"
- sell (a narcotic drug) illegally
"she was arrested for pushing hard drugs"
- prepare (a stack) to receive a piece of data on the top
- transfer (data) to the top of a stack
- develop (a film) so as to compensate for deliberate underexposure
"some films can be pushed during processing"
- an act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself
"he closed the door with a push"
- an act of pressing a part of a machine or device
"the door locks at the push of a button"
- a vigorous effort to do or obtain something
"many clubs are joining in the fund-raising push"
- a military attack in force
"the army was engaged in a push against guerrilla strongholds"
- forcefulness and enterprise
"an investor with the necessary money and push"
- something that is hard to achieve
"we're managing on our own but it's a push"