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pushverb

uk​/pʊʃ/us​/pʊʃ/

push verb (USE PRESSURE)

A2 [ I or T ] to use physical pressure or force, especially with your hands, in order to move something into a different position, usually one that is further away from you:

Can you help me move this table? You push and I'll pull.
The window sticks - you have to push hard to open it.
He helped me push my car off the road.
He pushed his plate away from him, refusing to eat any more.
She pushed her hair out of her eyes.
I tried to push the door open but it was stuck.
It isn't clear whether he fell off the balcony or was pushed.
To turn the television on, you just push (= press) this button.
He pushed the money into my hand (= forcefully gave me the money), saying, "Please take it."
We pushed the boat off from (= moved the boat forward by using pressure against) the river bank.

More examples

  • Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road.
  • Why will supermarket trolleys never move in the direction that you push them?
  • I pushed the wheelchair up the ramp and into the supermarket.
  • The wind was pushing the boat further and further out to sea.
  • If we push the table back against the wall, we'll have more room.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Pushing and shoving

  • barge
  • bring
  • bring sb down
  • bundle
  • dig
  • force
  • frogmarch
  • heave
  • jostle
  • nudge
  • propel
  • push off
  • push sb/sth over
  • put sth out 1
  • ram
  • repel
  • scrum
  • shoulder
  • shove
  • wheel

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push verb (MOVE WITH FORCE)

B1 [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to move forcefully, especially in order to cause someone or something that is in your way to move, so that you can go through or past them:

Stop pushing - wait your turn.
She pushed through the crowd.
I'm sorry - I didn't mean to push in front of you.
The celebrities pushed past the waiting journalists, refusing to speak to them.
In the final lap of the race, he managed to push (= move strongly) ahead.
Weeds push (= grow strongly) up through the cracks in the concrete.
They pushed (= forcefully made) their way to the front.

[ I usually + adv/prep ] When an army pushes in a particular direction, it moves forward in that direction:

The invading troops have pushed further into the north of the country.

More examples

  • I tried to push past her but she barred my way.
  • In the end she used brute force to push him out.
  • The children were pushing and jostling in the line.
  • As he went by, he deliberately pushed me.
  • We managed to push our way through the crowd.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Pushing and shoving

  • barge
  • bring
  • bring sb down
  • bundle
  • dig
  • force
  • frogmarch
  • heave
  • jostle
  • nudge
  • propel
  • push off
  • push sb/sth over
  • put sth out 1
  • ram
  • repel
  • scrum
  • shoulder
  • shove
  • wheel

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Advancing and moving forward
Attacking & invading

push verb (PERSUADE WITH FORCE)

B2 [ T ] to forcefully persuade or direct someone to do or achieve something:

Her parents pushed her into marrying him.
The school manages to push most of its students through their exams.
If we want an answer from them by Friday, I think we're going to have to push them for it.
[ + to infinitive ] We had to push them to accept our terms, but they finally agreed to the deal.
You'll never be successful if you don't push yourself (= work) harder.

More examples

  • I don't think he really wants to go, he's been pushed into it.
  • The police have finally pushed her into testifying against him.
  • She'll have to push herself if she wants to pass the exam.
  • I try not to push my kids too hard, it only puts them off.
  • She's pushed her body to the absolute limit and now she's exhausted.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Urging & persuading

  • argumentation
  • blag
  • brainwash
  • bring
  • browbeat
  • butter
  • get sth out of sb
  • incite
  • persuasion
  • pitch
  • preach
  • press-gang
  • prevail on/upon sb
  • proselytize
  • rush sb into (doing) sth
  • sucker sb into sth
  • talk sb down
  • talk sb out of sth
  • twist
  • work on sb

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push verb (ADVERTISE)

[ T ] informal to advertise something repeatedly in order to increase its sales:

They're really pushing their new car.

More examples

  • They're really pushing that new toothpaste.
  • During the interview she used every opportunity to push her latest novel.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Advertising and marketing

  • ad
  • ad agency
  • adman
  • advert
  • advertise
  • CRM
  • cross-promote
  • cross-selling
  • customer relationship management
  • flier
  • flyer
  • mailshot
  • obo
  • ono
  • overvalue
  • own brand
  • patter
  • personal ad
  • USP
  • want ad

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push verb (SELL DRUGS)

[ T ] informal to sell illegal drugs:

He was arrested for pushing drugs to schoolchildren.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Drugs - general words

  • chase
  • chems
  • crank
  • detox
  • dope
  • doped up
  • gear
  • jacked up
  • legal high
  • OD
  • overdose
  • peddler
  • pop
  • snort
  • soft
  • spliff
  • spliff up
  • stoned
  • trip
  • whacked

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push verb (INTERNET)

[ T ] specialized internet & telecoms to send information over the internet without receiving a request for it first

Compare
pull verb

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Internet terminology

  • .co.uk
  • all-you-can-eat
  • API
  • app
  • banner
  • BBS
  • bitcoin
  • bounce
  • e-commerce
  • firewall
  • instant messaging
  • ISP
  • JPEG
  • posting
  • troll
  • unlike
  • vlog
  • VOD
  • Web 2.0
  • web-enabled

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Advertising and marketing

Idiom(s)

be pushing up (the) daisies
push your luck
push the boat out

Phrasal verb(s)

push sb around
push ahead
push along
push sb/sth aside
push sth back
push for sth
push (sth) forward
push yourself forward
push in
push off
push on
push sb out
push sb/sth over
push sth through
push (sb) toward(s) sth
push sth up/down

pushnoun

uk​/pʊʃ/us​/pʊʃ/

push noun (PRESSURE)

B1 [ C ] the act of moving someone or something by pressing them with your hands or body:

Get on the swing and I'll give you a push.
I gave the door a hard push, but it still wouldn't open.
I can order all these goods at the push of a button (= by pushing a button).

More examples

  • They had to give the car a push to start it.
  • Go on - give it a good hard push!
  • You can't expect to get everything you need at the push of a button.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Pushing and shoving

  • barge
  • bring
  • bring sb down
  • bundle
  • dig
  • force
  • frogmarch
  • heave
  • jostle
  • nudge
  • propel
  • push off
  • push sb/sth over
  • put sth out 1
  • ram
  • repel
  • scrum
  • shoulder
  • shove
  • wheel

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push noun (STRONG MOVEMENT)

[ C ] a strong movement towards a place:

The army is continuing its push (= advance) towards the capital.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Advancing and moving forward

  • advance
  • advancing
  • approach
  • beeline
  • come
  • come over
  • come up
  • gain
  • gain on sb/sth
  • glide
  • head
  • make
  • make for somewhere/sth
  • make towards sth/sb
  • proceed
  • pull
  • roll
  • slide
  • slip

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Attacking & invading

push noun (ATTEMPT)

[ C ] a determined attempt to get an advantage over other companies in business:

The company plans to make a big push into the European market next spring.
[ + to infinitive ] The hotel is making a major push to attract customers.

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Effort and expending energy

  • apply
  • assiduous
  • be running on empty idiom
  • bust a gut idiom
  • concentrated
  • conscientious
  • fight
  • jump
  • mightily
  • mind
  • overcompensate
  • pains
  • painstaking
  • painstakingly
  • shot
  • slog
  • slugger
  • strenuous
  • thirsty work
  • trial and error

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push noun (ENCOURAGEMENT)

C1 [ S ] encouragement to make someone do something:

My mother had always wanted to learn how to paint - she just needed a gentle push.

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Encouraging and urging on

  • abet
  • barrack for sb
  • bring
  • bring sb out
  • buddy
  • cheer
  • chin
  • get in there! idiom
  • get out of here! idiom
  • good/great/lovely stuff! idiom
  • goose
  • hide your light under a bushel idiom
  • invitation
  • mentor
  • prepare
  • prepare the ground idiom
  • prod
  • promote
  • promotion
  • shoulder

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push noun (ADVERTISING)

[ S ] a lot of advertising:

This film is unlikely to attract large audiences unless it gets/it is given a big push in the media.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Advertising and marketing

  • ad
  • ad agency
  • adman
  • advert
  • advertise
  • CRM
  • cross-promote
  • cross-selling
  • customer relationship management
  • flier
  • flyer
  • mailshot
  • obo
  • ono
  • overvalue
  • own brand
  • patter
  • personal ad
  • USP
  • want ad

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Idiom(s)

at a push
get the push
give sb the push
if/when push comes to shove

pushverb

us​/pʊʃ/

push verb (USE FORCE AGAINST)

[ I/T ] to put a continuing force against something to cause it to move forward or away from you:

[ I ] We should be able to move this table if we both push together.
[ T ] She pushed her plate away.

[ I/T ] To push is also to cause something to move or change in a stated direction:

[ M ] Rising demand tends to push prices up.

push verb (MOVE FORCEFULLY)

[ I/T ] to move forcefully through a group of people or things:

[ I ] Stop pushing and wait your turn!
[ T always + adv/prep ] Rescuers pushed their way through the rubble to reach survivors.

push verb (PERSUADE FORCEFULLY)

[ T ] to try to persuade someone forcefully to do or accept something:

She’s pushing me for an answer.
The administration is pushing its new trade agreement with Mexico.
infml This restaurant is pushing its carrot soup today (= trying to get people to order it).

Phrasal verb(s)

push someone around
push back something
push for something
push off
push on

pushnoun [ C ]

us​/pʊʃ/

push noun [ C ] (FORCEFUL MOVEMENT)

a force put or pressed against something that causes it to move forward or away from you:

She gave her daughter a push on the swing.

push noun [ C ] (FORCEFUL PERSUASION)

an attempt to persuade someone forcefully to do or accept something:

[ + to infinitive ] Florida is making a major push to attract more tourists.

Idiom(s)

when push comes to shove

pushverb

uk​/pʊʃ/us​

[ I or T ] to press a switch or something similar:

When I push the 'call' button, my phone makes a strange noise.

[ T ] to force someone to move away from a place:

Small farmers are saying they have been pushed off their land by the supermarket.

[ T ] to try hard to make someone do what you want, especially when they do not really want to do it:

She feels the sales rep pushed her into buying the vehicle.
push sb for sth If we want an answer from them by Friday, I think we're going to have to push them for it.
push sb to do sth We had to push them to accept our terms, but they finally agreed to the deal.
push yourself

to use a lot of effort and determination to achieve something:

You'll never be successful if you don't push yourself.

[ T ] informal MARKETING to try hard to make people buy something, especially by advertising it repeatedly:

We need to really push this product in the spring, ready for the summer season.
be pushed for time

to not have much time to do something:

If you're pushed for time, we could meet tomorrow instead.

Phrasal verb(s)

push ahead
push sth back
push sth down
push for sth
push sth out
push sth through
push sth up

pushnoun

uk​/pʊʃ/us​

[ S ] MARKETING an effort to make something more successful, for example by advertising it a lot or giving it extra money:

The event is part of a major push by the hotel to attract customers.
get a push This film is unlikely to attract large audiences unless it gets a big push in the media.
give sth a push This is an economy that needs the Fed to step in and give it a push.

[ C ] a determined effort to get an advantage over other companies in business:

make a push into sth The company plans to make a big push into the European market next spring.
give sb the push

UK informal WORKPLACE, HR to tell someone that they no longer have a job, especially because they have done something wrong:

I have no idea why they gave me the push.
get the push

UK informal WORKPLACE, HR to be told that you no longer have a job, especially because you have done something wrong:

Sounds like he hasn't come to terms with getting the push.
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