Puseyism
Puseyism

push


Definition: Meaning of, push in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pʊʃ /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
push pushed pushed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
pushing pushes
  1. move [intransitive and transitive] to make someone or something move by pressing them with your hands, arms etc
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  2. button/switch [intransitive and transitive] to press a button, switch etc in order to make a piece of equipment start or stop working [=  press]
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  3. try to get past [intransitive] to use your hands, arms etc to make people or things move, so that you can get past them
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  4. encourage [transitive] to encourage or force someone to do something or to work hard
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  5. persuade [intransitive and transitive] to try to persuade people to accept your ideas, opinions etc in order to achieve something
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  6. change [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to change someone's situation, or to make a situation change, especially when some people do not want it to change
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  7. increase/decrease [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to increase or decrease an amount, value, or number
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  8. army [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if an army pushes somewhere, it moves in that direction
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  9. advertise [transitive] informal to try to sell more of a product by advertising it a lot
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  10. drugs [transitive] informal to sell illegal drugs
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  11. be pushing 40/50 etc informal to be nearly 40, 50 etc years old
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  12. push your luck/push it informal to do something or ask for something, especially something you have done or asked for before, when this is likely to annoy someone or involves a risk
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  13. push something out of your mind also push something to the back of your mind to try not to think about something, especially something bad or worrying
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  14. push (somebody's) buttons informal to make someone feel strong emotions
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  15. push the boat out British English informal to spend more money than you usually do, on something special
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  16. push the point to keep trying to make someone accept your opinion in a way that they think is annoying
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  17. push the envelope American English to do something that is new and that goes beyond the limits of what has already been done in a particular area of activity
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  18. be pushing up (the) daisies informal to be dead - used humorously
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push pushes
  1. pushing movement [countable] when someone pushes something
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  2. effort [countable] when someone, especially a business, tries to get or achieve something
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  3. encouragement [singular] if someone gives someone else a push, they encourage or persuade them to try something
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  4. army [countable] a planned military movement into the area where the enemy is
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  5. give somebody the push/get the push British English informal if your employer gives you the push, they make you leave your job
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  6. give somebody the push/get the push British English informal if someone you are having a romantic relationship with gives you the push, they tell you that they no longer want to continue the relationship
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  7. when/if push comes to shove British English spoken if a situation becomes very difficult or action needs to be taken
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  8. at a push informal British English if you can do something at a push, it will be difficult, but you will be able to do it
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  9. it'll be a push British English spoken used to say that something will be difficult because you do not have enough time to do it
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push used in phrases

  • bell push (noun)
    1. a button that is pushed to ring a bell
  • push broom (noun)
    1. a wide broom that is pushed ahead of the sweeper
  • push button (noun)
    1. an electrical switch operated by pressing
  • push down (verb)
    1. cause to come or go down
  • push out (verb)
    1. push to thrust outward
  • push up (verb)
    1. push to make move upwards
    2. stick out in an upwards direction
  • push-bike (noun)
    1. British English informal a BICYCLE
  • push-button (adjective)
    1. operated by pressing a button with your finger
  • push-button radio (noun)
    1. a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons
  • push-down list (noun)
    1. LIFO a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored
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push used in phrasal verbs

  • push ahead (phrasal verb)
    1. to continue trying to achieve something despite opposition or difficulties
  • push around (phrasal verb)
    1. push someone around to keep telling someone what to do in an unfair and unpleasant way
  • push aside (phrasal verb)
    1. to refuse to think about something unpleasant
  • push away (phrasal verb)
    1. push someone away to show that you do not want someone’s help or attention
  • push back (phrasal verb)
    1. to arrange a later time for something
    2. push back the limits/frontiers to discover new things about something or a better way of doing it
  • push for (phrasal verb)
    1. push for something to try hard to get or achieve something
    2. push someone for something to try to make someone give you something or do something for you
  • push forward (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] same as push1
    2. [intransitive] to move further towards a place in a determined way, or in spite of opposition or difficulties
  • push in (phrasal verb)
    1. to stand in front of people who have been waiting longer than you, in a way that is unfair
  • push off (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] informal old-fashioned to leave a place
    2. [intransitive] [usually in imperative] British English informal used for telling someone rudely and angrily to go away
  • push on (phrasal verb)
    1. to continue a journey, especially after stopping for a period of time
    2. to continue doing something, especially when you do not have much time
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