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