n. Function: verb
1 to use force so as to cause to move ahead or aside FF1C; push a wheelbarrow across the yard FF1E;
Synonyms: drive, propel, shove, thrust
Related Words: launch; impel, move; force, ram
Contrasted Words: brake, check, stay
Antonyms: pull
2 to do, effect, or accomplish by forcing aside obstacles or opposition FF1C; pushed her way through the crowd FF1E; FF1C; pushed the measure through congress FF1E;
Synonyms: bulldoze, elbow, hustle, jostle, press, ||shog, shoulder, shove
Related Words: 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
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Synonyms: PROMOTE 3, advertise, boost, plug
Related Words: oversell
6 to engage in the illicit sale of (narcotics) FF1C; pushing drugs to teenagers FF1E;
Synonyms: peddle, shove
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Synonyms: PRESS 1, bear, crowd, crush, jam, ||squab, squash, squeeze, squish, squush