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Push   /pʊʃ/   Listen
verb
Push  v. t.  (past & past part. pushed; pres. part. pushing)  
1.
To press against with force; to drive or impel by pressure; to endeavor to drive by steady pressure, without striking; opposed to draw. "Sidelong had pushed a mountain from his seat."
2.
To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore. "If the ox shall push a manservant or maidservant,... the ox shall be stoned."
3.
To press or urge forward; to drive; to push an objection too far. " To push his fortune." "Ambition pushes the soul to such actions as are apt to procure honor to the actor." "We are pushed for an answer."
4.
To bear hard upon; to perplex; to embarrass.
5.
To importune; to press with solicitation; to tease.
To push down, to overthrow by pushing or impulse.


Push  v. i.  
1.
To make a thrust; to shove; as, to push with the horns or with a sword.
2.
To make an advance, attack, or effort; to be energetic; as, a man must push in order to succeed. "At the time of the end shall the kind of the south push at him and the king of the north shall come against him." "War seemed asleep for nine long years; at length Both sides resolved to push, we tried our strength."
3.
To burst pot, as a bud or shoot.
To push on, to drive or urge forward; to hasten. "The rider pushed on at a rapid pace."


noun
Push  n.  A pustule; a pimple. (Obs. or Prov. Eng.)


Push  n.  
1.
A thrust with a pointed instrument, or with the end of a thing.
2.
Any thrust. pressure, impulse, or force, or force applied; a shove; as, to give the ball the first push.
3.
An assault or attack; an effort; an attempt; hence, the time or occasion for action. "Exact reformation is not perfected at the first push." "When it comes to the push, 'tis no more than talk."
4.
The faculty of overcoming obstacles; aggressive energy; as, he has push, or he has no push. (Colloq.)
Synonyms: See Thrust.


Push  n.  A crowd; a company or clique of associates; a gang. (Slang)





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"Push" Quotes from Famous Books



... said, "that anyhow we might as well get the horses up to the top of the path, ready to push on as soon as it gets dark. They can do it easily enough in daylight, but it would be a ...
— The Golden Canyon - Contents: The Golden Canyon; The Stone Chest • G. A. Henty
... morbid multitude. They are gayly, gently, and gladly travelling to the home of industry. Among all the pleasant sights that every moment delighted us none were more pleasant than the happy family groups, who, on every side, "push along, keep moving." Just see that mechanic; he looks as proud as a lord,—and why shouldn't he be?—with his wife leaning trustingly, lovingly on his arm. He, good man, has thrown away the saw, or plane, or any other tool of handicraft, and now his little boy—O, the delight, the wonder in ...
— Young Americans Abroad - Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, - Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland • Various
... him to strike out with his feet as in walking. Under the skate there are two "fins." These remain pressed together with the forward movement of the foot, but with the same movement as the hands take in swimming. These fins open out as the foot reaches the limit of its stride, and push back the water exactly in the same ...
— The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 26, May 6, 1897 - A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls • Various
... advanced, the storm grew greater, and the sea very rough. Col then began to talk of making for Egg, or Canna, or his own island. Our skipper said, he would get us into the Sound. Having struggled for this a good while in vain, he said, he would push forward till we were near the land of Mull, where we might cast anchor, and lie till the morning; for although, before this, there had been a good moon, and I had pretty distinctly seen not only the land of Mull, but ...
— Life Of Johnson, Volume 5 • Boswell
... I have responded to the endearments of my dumb friends," said the baron to Pierre, "we will go into the kitchen, and examine into the condition of your larder. I had but a poor breakfast this morning, and no dinner at all, being anxious to push on and reach my journey's end before nightfall. I am as hungry as a bear, and will be glad of ...
— Captain Fracasse • Theophile Gautier


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