push

Noun

• an effort to advance
  • the army made a push toward the sea
    

• an electrical switch operated by pressing
  • the elevator was operated by push buttons
    
  • the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk
    

• enterprising or ambitious drive
  • Europeans often laugh at American energy
    

• the force used in pushing
  • the push of the water on the walls of the tank
    
  • the thrust of the jet engines
    

• the act of applying force in order to move something away
  • he gave the door a hard push
    
  • the pushing is good exercise
    

Verb

• make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
  • `Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman
    

• move strenuously and with effort
  • The crowd pushed forward
    

• sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
  • The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs
    

• 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
    

• approach a certain age or speed
  • She is pushing fifty
    

• press against forcefully without moving
  • she pushed against the wall with all her strength
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

• press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
  • He pushed her to finish her doctorate
    

• move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  push button , button , energy , get-up-and-go , thrust , pushing , press , crusade , fight , campaign , agitate , crowd , tug , labor , labour , drive , advertise , advertize , promote , bear on , force
• Antonyms: 
  pull , draw , force