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/pʊʃ daʊn/ Listen

verb

Push v. t. (past & past part. pushed; pres. part. pushing)

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."

To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore. "If the ox shall push a manservant or maidservant,... the ox shall be stoned."

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."

To bear hard upon; to perplex; to embarrass.

To importune; to press with solicitation; to tease.

To push down, to overthrow by pushing or impulse.

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Etymology of 'Push down'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Push down" Quotes from Famous Books

... there, with his famous "Middle-Rhine Army" (D'Ahremberg, from the western parts, not nearly so diligent upon him as one could wish); and must, at all rates, be cleared away. Traun, taking command of Bathyani's Army (now that it has finished the Bavarian job), is preparing to push down upon Conti, while Bathyani (who is to supersede the laggard D'Ahremberg) shall push vigorously up;—and before summer is over, we shall hear of Traun again, and Conti will ...

— History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XV. (of XXI.) • Thomas Carlyle