PUSH


Meaning of PUSH in English

I.

noun

1 act of pushing

ADJECTIVE

▪ big , hard

▪ gentle , little , slight

VERB + PUSH

▪ give sb/sth

She gave him a gentle ~.

PHRASES

▪ at the ~ of a button

The machine washes and dries at the ~ of a button.

2 effort to do/obtain sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ big , extra , major , strong

▪ renewed

▪ final

VERB + PUSH

▪ make

The company is making a strong ~ to expand its distribution.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ against

the final ~ against the enemy

▪ ~ for

There has been a big ~ for higher standards in schools.

▪ ~ towards/toward

a ~ towards/toward organic food

II.

verb

1 use physical force

ADVERB

▪ firmly , hard

You'll have to ~ harder if you want it to move.

▪ angrily , roughly , violently

▪ gently , lightly , playfully

▪ carefully

▪ deliberately

He was deliberately ~ed into the path of the vehicle.

▪ blindly , frantically

▪ hastily , hurriedly , quickly

▪ slowly

▪ suddenly

▪ just , merely , simply

Jack flung himself at Steve, but he simply ~ed him away.

▪ aside , away , back , down , over , together , etc.

She leaned on the box and ~ed it aside.

They ~ed the two desks together.

VERB + PUSH

▪ try to

▪ manage to

▪ begin to

PREPOSITION

▪ against

The fans ~ed against the barrier.

▪ at

She ~ed at the door but it wouldn't budge.

▪ out of

He ~ed her roughly out of the door.

▪ through

I tried to ~ through the crowd.

▪ to

The woman had been ~ed violently to the ground.

▪ towards/toward , under

She found a note ~ed under the door.

PHRASES

▪ ~ sth open , ~ sth shut

He managed to ~ the window open a few inches.

2 put pressure on sb/yourself

ADVERB

▪ aggressively , hard

Lucy should ~ herself a little harder.

▪ too far

Her parents are very tolerant, but sometimes she ~es them too far.

▪ around

Don't allow yourself to be ~ed around by that bully.

PREPOSITION

▪ into

Her parents ~ed her into accepting the job.

▪ for

The two governments are ~ing for economic reform in the region.

PHRASES

▪ ~ sb/yourself to the limit

He felt he was being ~ed to the limit of his self-control.

Push is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ hand

Push is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ agenda , ↑ baby carriage , ↑ bang , ↑ bicycle , ↑ bike , ↑ boundary , ↑ buggy , ↑ button , ↑ cart , ↑ earnings , ↑ fringe , ↑ handle , ↑ idea , ↑ index , ↑ initiative , ↑ knife , ↑ legislation , ↑ lever , ↑ limit , ↑ luck , ↑ needle , ↑ pedal , ↑ pram , ↑ pushchair , ↑ sale , ↑ spectacles , ↑ strand , ↑ stroller , ↑ thought , ↑ trolley , ↑ way , ↑ wheelchair

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