Push - Definition

n 1: the act of applying force in order to move something away;
"he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good
exercise" [syn: push, pushing]
2: the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the
walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines" [syn:
push, thrust]
3: enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at
American energy" [syn: energy, push, get-up-and-go]
4: an electrical switch operated by pressing; "the elevator was
operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated
a buzzer at the desk" [syn: push button, push, button]
5: an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"
v 1: move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" [syn:
push, force] [ant: draw, force, pull]
2: press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of
an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" [syn:
push, bear on]
3: 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" [syn: advertise,
advertize, promote, push]
4: 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" [syn: tug, labor, labour, push, drive]
5: press against forcefully without moving; "she pushed against
the wall with all her strength"
6: approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty" [syn:
push, crowd]
7: 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" [syn: crusade, fight,
press, campaign, push, agitate]
8: sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs);
"The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"
9: move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward"
10: make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the
baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman" [syn:
press, push]