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push
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- pronunciation:
- pUsh
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
pushes, pushing, pushed |
| definition 1: |
When you push something, you move it away from you by pressing and using force.
My little sister likes to push the cart around the grocery store.Jonah pushed the bed against the wall.
- synonyms:
- move, press
- antonyms:
- pull
- similar words:
- drive, impact, poke, propel, punch, shove, stick, thrust
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| definition 2: |
When you push through a crowd, you move ahead through the crowd by forcing people out of your way.
Kent pushed his way through the large crowd to search for his lost brother.- synonyms:
- press, shoulder
- similar words:
- drive, elbow, move, poke, propel, ram, struggle, thrust, work
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| definition 3: |
When you push someone to do something, you try to get them to do it.
Benjamin's parents pushed him to finish his homework.- synonyms:
- urge
- similar words:
- encourage, influence, motivate, persuade, pressure, prompt, sway, thrust
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| definition 4: |
When you push on a door to open it, you use pressure against the door.
The gate to our garden is a little old, so you have to push hard to open it.- synonyms:
- press
- similar words:
- drive, move, shove, thrust
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| related words: |
boss, hurry, launch, poke, proceed, run, rush, sell, try |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
When you give something a push, you make it move away from you by using some force as you press against it.
Jenna gave her little brother a push on the swing.- synonyms:
- thrust
- antonyms:
- pull
- similar words:
- poke
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| definition 2: |
When you make a push to get a job done, you make a strong effort to get it done.
Javier's father made a real push to finish his work before five o'clock so he wouldn't have to stay at his job late.- synonyms:
- attempt, effort
- similar words:
- ambition, crack, essay, trial, try, war
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| related words: |
boost, campaign, effort, thrust |
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