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The Synonym of - Push (verb)

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The Definition of - Push (verb)

verb (used with object)
1.
to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
2.
to move (something) in a specified way by exerting force; shove; drive:
to push something aside; to push the door open.
3.
to effect or accomplish by thrusting obstacles aside:
to push one's way through the crowd.
4.
to cause to extend or project; thrust.
5.
to press or urge to some action or course:
His mother pushed him to get a job.
6.
to press (an action, proposal, etc.) with energy and insistence:
to push a bill through Congress.
7.
to carry (an action or thing) toward a conclusion or extreme:
She pushed the project to completion.
8.
to press the adoption, use, sale, etc., of:
to push inferior merchandise on customers.
9.
to press or bear hard upon, as in dealings with someone:
The prosecutor pushed him for an answer.
10.
to put into difficulties because of the lack of something specified (usually followed by for):
to be pushed for time.
11.
Slang. to peddle (illicit drugs).
12.
Informal. to be approaching a specific age, speed, or the like:
The maestro is pushing ninety-two.
13.
Photography. to modify (film processing) to compensate for underexposure.
verb (used without object)
14.
to exert a thrusting force upon something.
15.
to use steady force in moving a thing away; shove.
16.
to make one's way with effort or persistence, as against difficulty or opposition.
17.
to extend or project; thrust:
The point of land pushed far out into the sea.
18.
to put forth vigorous or persistent efforts.
19.
Slang. to sell illicit drugs.
20.
to move on being pushed:
a swinging door that pushes easily.
noun
21.
the act of pushing; a shove or thrust.
22.
a contrivance or part to be pushed in order to operate a mechanism.
23.
a vigorous onset or effort.
24.
a determined advance against opposition, obstacles, etc.
25.
a vigorous and determined military attack or campaign:
The big push began in April.
26.
the pressure of circumstances, activities, etc.
27.
Informal. persevering energy; enterprise.
28.
Informal. a crowd or company of people.
29.
British. dismissal from a job; sack.
30.
Australian Slang. a gang of hoodlums.
Verb phrases
31.
push around, to treat contemptuously and unfairly; bully:
She's not the kind of person who can be pushed around.
32.
push off, Informal. to go away; depart:
We stopped at Denver for the night and were ready to push off again the following morning.
33.
push on, to press forward; continue; proceed:
The pioneers, despite overwhelming obstacles, pushed on across the plains.
Idioms
34.
push one's luck. luck (def 12).
35.
when / if push comes to shove, when or if matters are ultimately confronted or resolved; when or if a problem must be faced; in a crucial situation:
If push comes to shove, the government will impose quotas on imports.