push

Pronunciation

• enPR: po͝osh, IPA: /pʊʃ/
• (Appalachian) IPA: [puʃ]

Verb

push (third-person singular simple present pushes, present participle pushing, simple past and past participle pushed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
   • In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me.
   • You need to push quite hard to get this door open.
2. (transitive) To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
3. (transitive) To press or urge forward; to drive.
   • to push an objection too far; to push one's luck
4. (transitive) To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
   • Stop pushing the issue — I'm not interested.
   • They're pushing that perfume again.
   • There were two men hanging around the school gates today, pushing drugs.
5. (intransitive) To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.
6. (informal, transitive) To approach; to come close to.
   • My old car is pushing 250,000 miles.
   • He's pushing sixty.
     (= he's nearly sixty years old)
7. (intransitive) To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate.
   • During childbirth, there are times when the obstetrician advises the woman not to push.
8. (intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
9. To make a higher bid at an auction.
10. (poker) To make an all-in bet.
11. (chess, transitive) To move (a pawn) directly forward.
12. (computing) To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
13. (computing) To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
14. (obsolete) To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
15. To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
16. (snooker) To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot).

Noun

push (countable and uncountable, plural pushes)

1. A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
   • Give the door a hard push if it sticks.
2. An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
   • One more push and the baby will be out.
3. A great effort (to do something).
   • Some details got lost in the push to get the project done.
   • Let's give one last push on our advertising campaign.
4. An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
5. (military) A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
6. A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
7. (computing) The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
8. (Internet, uncountable) The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request.
   • server push; a push technology
9. (slang, UK, obsolete, now chiefly Australia) A particular crowd or throng or people.
10. (snooker) A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time
11. (professional wrestling slang) Giving momentum to a wrestler's career in the form of victories and/or more screen time.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pʊʃ/, /pʌʃ/

Noun

push (plural pushes)

1. (obsolete, UK, dialect) A pustule; a pimple.

Anagrams

• PHUs, Phus, shup

Noun

push m (indefinite plural pusha, definite singular pushi, definite plural pushat)

1. light hair, fluff, down, nap, pile