push

To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.intransitivetransitive

• In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me.
• You need to push quite hard to get this door open.

To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.transitive

• December 22, 1711, letter to The Spectator Ambition […] pushes the soul to such actions as are apt to procure honour and reputation to the actor.

To press or urge forward; to drive.transitive

• to push an objection too far; to push one's luck

To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).transitive

• Stop pushing the issue — I'm not interested.
• They're pushing that perfume again.

To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.intransitive

• Don't think that if you keep pushing harder and harder, it will make you succeed faster or earn more.

To approach; to come close to.informalparticiplepresent

• My old car is pushing 250,000 miles.
• He's pushing sixty.

To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate.intransitive

• During childbirth, there are times when the obstetrician advises the woman not to push.

To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.intransitive

To make a higher bid at an auction.

To make an all-in bet.

A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.countableuncountable

• Give the door a hard push if it sticks.

An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.countableuncountable

• One more push and the baby will be out.

A great effort (to do something).countableuncountable

• Some details got lost in the push to get the project done.
• Let's give one last push on our advertising campaign.

An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.countableuncountable

A force that impels or pressures one to act.countablefigurativelyuncountable

• I guess it's just the special curse of working under deadline's push

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.countableuncountable

A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even scorecountableuncountable

The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.countableuncountable

The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request.Internetuncountable

• server push; a push technology

A particular crowd or throng or people.AustraliaUKcountable

• Till some wild, excited person Galloped down the township cursing, "Sydney push have mobbed Macpherson, Roll up, Dandaloo!"
• My father […] was soon as unambiguously Australian as any other member of the rough Rugby pushes that in the years before the Great War made up the mixed and liverly world of South Brisbane.

A pustule; a pimple.UKdialectalobsolete

• a Push rise upon his Nose