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Meaning of push

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  push
      n 1: the act of applying force in order to move something away;
           "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good
           exercise" [syn: {push}, {pushing}]
      2: the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the
         walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines" [syn:
         {push}, {thrust}]
      3: enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at
         American energy" [syn: {energy}, {push}, {get-up-and-go}]
      4: an electrical switch operated by pressing; "the elevator was
         operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated
         a buzzer at the desk" [syn: {push button}, {push}, {button}]
      5: an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"
      v 1: move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" [syn:
           {push}, {force}] [ant: {draw}, {force}, {pull}]
      2: press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of
         an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" [syn:
         {push}, {bear on}]
      3: make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is
         aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is
         heavily advertizing their new laptops" [syn: {advertise},
         {advertize}, {promote}, {push}]
      4: strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for
         years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to
         make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral
         thesis" [syn: {tug}, {labor}, {labour}, {push}, {drive}]
      5: press against forcefully without moving; "she pushed against
         the wall with all her strength"
      6: approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty" [syn:
         {push}, {crowd}]
      7: exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to
         gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or
         person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for
         reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is
         pushing for his favorite candidate" [syn: {crusade}, {fight},
         {press}, {campaign}, {push}, {agitate}]
      8: sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs);
         "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"
      9: move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward"
      10: make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the
          baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman" [syn:
          {press}, {push}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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