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verb

1. To exert pressure: bear, press. See over/under.
2. To force to move or advance with or as if with blows or pressure: drive, propel, ram, shove, thrust. See move/halt.
3. To cause to stick out: poke, shove, thrust. See convex/concave.
4. To force one's way into a place or situation: shove. Informal muscle. See enter/exit, push/pull.
5. To do or achieve by forcing obstacles out of one's way: press, ram, shove. See push/pull.
6. To make known vigorously the positive features of (a product): advertise, ballyhoo, build up, cry (up), popularize, promote, publicize, talk up. Informal pitch, plug. See knowledge/ignorance.
7. To engage in the illicit sale of (narcotics): deal, peddle. See transactions.

phrasal verb - push off

To move or proceed away from a place: depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave¹, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw. Informal cut out, shove off. Slang blow¹, split, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave,, approach/retreat.

phrasal verb - push on

To move along a particular course: fare, go, journey, pass, proceed, remove, travel, wend. Idioms: make one's way,, move/halt.

noun

1. An act or instance of using force so as to propel ahead: butt¹, shove, thrust. See push/pull.
2. An organized effort to accomplish a purpose: campaign, crusade, drive, movement. See action/inaction, seek/avoid.
3. Something that causes and encourages a given response: encouragement, fillip, impetus, impulse, incentive, inducement, motivation, prod, spur, stimulant, stimulation, stimulator, stimulus. See cause/effect.
4. An aggressive readiness along with energy to undertake taxing efforts: drive, enterprise, hustle, initiative, punch. Informal get-up-and-go, gumption. See action/inaction, tired/fresh, try.

n

Definition: mental determination
Antonyms: discouragement, disinterest

n

Definition: physical force
Antonyms: pull

v

Definition: advertise, promote
Antonyms: conceal, hide

v

Definition: incite, urge
Antonyms: discourage, dissuade, repress, suppress

v

Definition: thrust, press with force
Antonyms: pull

[from the operation that puts the current information on a stack, and the fact that procedure return addresses are saved on a stack] (Also PUSH /push/ or PUSHJ /push´J/, the latter based on the PDP-10 procedure call instruction.)

1. To put something onto a stack. If one says that something has been pushed onto one's stack, it means that the Damoclean list of things hanging over ones's head has grown longer and heavier yet. This may also imply that one will deal with it before other pending items; otherwise one might say that the thing was ‘added to my queue’.

2. vi. To enter upon a digression, to save the current discussion for later. Antonym of pop; see also stack.

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

One of the two things mainly conducive to success, especially in politics. The other is Pull.

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IN BRIEF: The act of applying force in order to move something away.

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as in: to shove
sign description: Both hands make a pushing motion forward.

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noun
noun, mainly Austral

1: A gang of thieves or ruffians; any throng or crowd. (1884 —) .
C. Mackenzie Presently there burst into the room half a dozen of the rowing 'push' (1964). verb

2: to push up (the) daisies to be dead and buried. (a.1918 —) .
Guardian In ten years time I think I should be pushing up daisies (1970).

3: trans. To peddle (illegal drugs). (1938 —) .

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For a list of words related to push, see:

• General Sports Terminology
• Intrigues, Plots, and Corruption - push: (vb) urge support for (specific position or cause); engage in sale of (illicit substance, esp. drugs)
• Violent Actions - push: thrust or press forcefully

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skubbe, trykke, drive frem, forcere, fremskynde, opreklamere
v. intr. - skubbe, trykke, anstrenge sig
n. - skub, tryk, kraftanstrengelse, energi, gå-på-mod

idioms:

• get the push    blive smidt på porten
• push around    koste med en
• push back    skubbe tilbage
• push bike    trædecykel
• push down    reducere
• push for    rykke for
• push off    støde fra, gå sin vej
• push one's luck    udfordre skæbnen
• push one's way through    trænge sig igennem
• push over    skubbe omkuld
• push the boat out    være spendabel
• push through    sætte igennem, komme frem
• pushing up daisies    død og begravet

Nederlands (Dutch)
duwen, drukken, druk uitoefenen, aandringen, doordrukken, voortstuwen, stimuleren, illegale drugs verkopen, duw, stoot, aanzet, stimulans

Français (French)
v. tr. - appuyer sur, pousser (qn) (à faire), promouvoir (une politique, une théorie), vendre (des drogues)
v. intr. - pousser, s'appuyer (contre), repousser qch
n. - poussée, campagne, (fig) impulsion, (Mil) poussée, esprit battant

idioms:

• at a push    au besoin, en cas de besoin, à la rigueur
• get the push    se faire renvoyer, se faire larguer
• push about    bousculer (qn)
• push ahead    persévérer (dans), continuer (un voyage)
• push along    se filer, se sauver
• push around    pousser de-ci de-là, pousser à droite et à gauche, (fig) marcher sur les pieds à, être vache avec
• push aside    écarter brusquement, pousser à l'écart, (fig) écarter, rejeter
• push back    repousser, ramener (qch) en arrière
• push bike    vélo
• push down    faire chuter, réduire, faire tomber (qn)
• push for    faire pression en faveur de
• push in    s'introduire dans la file, enfoncer (une porte)
• push off    (GB) filer, (Naut) pousser
• push on    persévérer (dans), continuer (un voyage)
• push one's luck    forcer sa chance
• push one's way through    se frayer un chemin à travers
• push over    se pousser, renverser (qn)
• push the boat out    faire la fête
• push through    faire voter (loi), faire passer (un accord)
• pushing up the daisies    manger les pissenlits par la racine

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stoß, Schubs, Drängen, Anstrengungen
v. - drücken, drängen, schubsen, stoßen, drängeln, schieben

idioms:

• at a push    wenn es sein muss
• get the push    (ugs.) rausfliegen
• push about    herumschieben, herumkommandieren
• push ahead    vorwärtsschieben
• push along    verlassen
• push around    herumschieben, herumkommandieren
• push aside    beiseite schieben
• push back    zurückdrängen
• push bike    Fahrrad
• push down    runterdrücken
• push for    drängen auf
• push in    eindrücken, hineinstoßen od. (ugs) -schubsen
• push off    hinunterstoßen, abschieben, sich verziehen
• push on    vorstoßen od. -rücken, weitermachen
• push one's luck    übermütig werden
• push one's way through    sich den Weg bahnen
• push over    umstoßen
• push the boat out    sich etwas leisten
• push through    durchschieben
• pushing up the daisies    (ugs.) sich die Radieschen von unten ansehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ώθηση, σπρωξιά, (στρατ.) προώθηση, παρακίνηση, εντατική προσπάθεια, θεληματικότητα
v. - σπρώχνω, ωθώ, σκουντώ, πιέζω, ζορίζω, γίνομαι φορτικός, προχωρώ, προοδεύω, προωθώ, παρακινώ, προχωρώ (με δυσκολία)

idioms:

• get the push    τρώω φύσημα, απολύομαι
• push around    άγω και φέρω, κάνω κουμάντο σε
• push back    απωθώ, αποκρούω, σπρώχνω πίσω
• push bike    (Βρετ.) ποδήλατο
• push down    χώνω
• push for    διεκδικώ
• push off    ξεκινώ, φεύγω, του δίνω, απωθώ
• push one's luck    προκαλώ την τύχη μου (κν. το παρατραβάω)
• push one's way through    ανοίγω δρόμο σπρώχνοντας
• push over    ανατρέπω, σπρώχνω να πέσει
• push the boat out    κάνω μεγάλο πάρτι
• push through    περνώ (νομοσχέδιο), φέρω εις πέρας
• pushing up daisies    που ταϊζει τα σκουλήκια

Italiano (Italian)
spingere, spingere avanti, spinta

idioms:

• get the push    esser messo alla porta
• push around    comandare a bachetta, dare ordini di continuo
• push back    respingere, tirare indietro
• push bike    bicicletta
• push down    far cadere
• push for    insistere per
• push off    salpare, andarsene, prendere il largo, partire
• push one's luck    sfidare la fortuna, azzardarsi, osare troppo
• push one's way through    aprirsi un varco
• push over    rovesciare
• push the boat out    portare in altre acque la barca
• push through    far accettare, far passare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - empurrão (m), incentivo (m), pressão (f)
v. - empurrar, incentivar, insistir

idioms:

• get the push    ser posto na rua
• push around    maltratar
• push back    repelir, rechaçar
• push bike    bicicleta
• push down    empurrar para baixo, derrubar
• push for    esforçar-se
• push off    desatracar, iniciar, ir embora
• push one's luck    arriscar-se sem necessidade
• push one's way through    ir até o fim
• push over    empurrar
• push the boat out    canja
• push through    terminar

Русский (Russian)
толкать, нажимать, давить, толчок, нажим, влияние

idioms:

• get the push    потерять положение
• push around    понукать
• push back    толкать, отводить назад, откладывать
• push bike    велосипед
• push down    снижать, опрокинуть
• push for    стараться достичь
• push off    уйти, отправиться
• push one's luck    испытывать судьбу
• push one's way through    протискиваться
• push over    опрокинуть, легко совершить
• push the boat out    щедро встретить
• push through    провести (закон)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - empujar, apretar, pulsar, oprimir, dar empellones, proseguir, insistir, promover, fomentar
v. intr. - empujar, dar una cornada o estocada, avanzar
n. - empujón, empuje, impulso

idioms:

• at a push    en un apuro, en caso de necesidad
• get the push    ser despedido
• push about    manejar a su antojo, atropellar, forzar
• push ahead    empujar hacia adelante, avanzar dando empellones
• push along    tratar a alguien de mala manera
• push around    manejar a su antojo, atropellar
• push aside    hacer a un lado, apartar
• push back    rechazar, repeler, empujar
• push bike    bicicleta
• push down    derribar, tirar abajo, hacer caer, apretar, reducir
• push for    insistir en, presionar para
• push in    interrumpir bruscamente
• push off    desatracar, largarse, zarpar, irse, apartarse
• push on    apurarse, dar coraje a alguien
• push one's luck    forzar la suerte, arriesgarse
• push one's way through    abrirse paso a empujones
• push over    tumbar, volcar, hacer caer
• push the boat out    tirar la casa por la ventana, pagar generosamente los tragos
• push through    pasar por, llevar a cabo o a buen término, hacer aceptar, salir, abrirse paso a empujones
• pushing up the daisies    criar malvas (estar muerto), ver crecer los rabanitos desde abajo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - knuff, stöt, (kraft)ansträngning, framstöt, offensiv, framåtanda, reklam, tryckknapp, tryck (tekn.)
v. - skjuta, fösa, knuffa, driva, pressa, framhärda, göra reklam, utvidga, langa, närma sig, kräva

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
推, 挤出前进, 推动, 推进, 逼迫, 增加, 奋发, 奋进, 努力, 冲劲, 进取心

idioms:

• get the push    被解雇, 被绝交
• push around    把...推来推去, 摆布
• push back    迫使...后退, 把...推回
• push bike    自行车
• push down    按下, 押下
• push for    奋力争取
• push off    离开
• push one's luck    谋求发迹
• push one's way through    设法通过
• push over    把...推倒
• push the boat out    讲排场
• push through    完成, 挤过
• pushing up daisies    葬在地下

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 推, 擠出前進, 推動, 推進, 逼迫
v. intr. - 推, 增加, 推進
n. - 推, 奮發, 奮進, 努力, 推進, 沖勁, 進取心

idioms:

• get the push    被解僱, 被絕交
• push around    把...推來推去, 擺佈
• push back    迫使...後退, 把...推回
• push bike    自行車
• push down    按下, 押下
• push for    奮力爭取
• push off    離開
• push one's luck    謀求發跡
• push one's way through    設法通過
• push over    把...推倒
• push the boat out    講排場
• push through    完成, 擠過
• pushing up daisies    葬在地下

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 밀다, 밀치다
v. intr. - 밀어 움직이다
n. - 밀기, 찌르기

idioms:

• get the push    찌르기, 찌름
• push around    거칠게 다루다
• push back    도로 밀치다
• push down    [컴퓨터] 푸시 다운
• push for    ~을 자꾸 요구하다
• push off    (기슭에서) 배를 떠밀어 내보내다
• push over    밀어 넘어뜨리다
• push through    (제안 따위로) 억지로 통과케 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 押す, 押しのけて進む, 押し進める, 推進する, 追求する, 突き出す, 伸びる, 売り込む, 後押しをする, 強いる, 駆り立てる, 突く
n. - 押し, 推進, 奮発, 一大攻勢, 後押し, 押しの強さ, やる気

idioms:

• get the push    解雇される
• push around    こき使う
• push back    押し返す
• push bike    足踏み自転車
• push comes to shove    情況を更に悪くする
• push down    押し倒す, プッシュダウン
• push for    強要する, …に…を強く求める
• push off    船を出す, 出発する, 立ち去る, 押し付ける, 押して外す, 落とす, 岸から漕ぎ出る
• push one's luck    運を利用しすぎる
• push one's way through    押し分けて進む
• push over    押し倒す, ひっくり返す
• push the boat out    スタートする, 盛大に祝う, 楽しく過ごす
• push through    押し分けて進む, なし遂げる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دفعه, جهد, هجوم عسكري (فعل) دفع, دفع الى, روج, حث, ضغط على, تقدم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮דחף, דחק ב-, לחץ, אילץ, תבע, שכנע (להכיר בערכו), מכר סמים, קידם (מכירות וכו'), הבליט‬
v. intr. - ‮דחף, דחק ב-, דרש בעקשנות, התקדם בהתמדה, בלט, התאמץ לעבור אחרים‬
n. - ‮דחיפה, התקפת מחץ, סיוע, יוזמה, מאמץ עליון, שימוש בהשפעה כדי לקדם אדם, לחץ העניינים, משבר‬

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