I. verb
1.
to use force so as to cause to move ahead or aside
push a wheelbarrow across the yard
Synonyms: drive, propel, shove, thrust
Related Word: launch; impel, move; force, ram
Contrasted words: brake, check, stay
Antonyms: pull
2.
to do, effect, or accomplish by forcing aside obstacles or opposition
pushed her way through the crowd
pushed the measure through congress
Synonyms: bulldoze, elbow, hustle, jostle, press, ||shog, shoulder, shove
Related Word: dig, nudge; hunch; drive, force, thrust; bump, butt, ram
Contrasted words: ease, facilitate, slide (by), slip (through); expedite, help (along)
3.
Synonyms: increase 1, aggrandize, augment, beef (up), boost, build, compound, enlarge, expand, magnify
4.
Synonyms: pressure , overpress, press
5.
Synonyms: promote 3, advertise, boost, plug
Related Word: oversell
6.
to engage in the illicit sale of (narcotics)
pushing drugs to teenagers
Synonyms: peddle, shove
7.
Synonyms: press 1, bear, crowd, crush, jam, ||squab, squash, squeeze, squish, squush
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: enterprise 4, ambition, drive, get-up-and-go, initiative
2.
Synonyms: vigor 2, bang, drive, getup, get-up-and-go, pep, punch, snap, starch, vitality
3.
Synonyms: stimulus , goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitation, incitement, instigation, propellant, spur
4.
Synonyms: crowd 1, crush, drove, horde, multitude, press, squash, throng
5.
Synonyms: set 5, bunch, circle, crowd, group, lot