push

push
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noun
1 act of pushing
ADJECTIVE
big, hard
gentle, little, slight
VERB + PUSH
give sb/sth

She gave him a gentle push.

PHRASES
at the push of a button

The machine washes and dries at the push 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 push to expand its distribution.

PREPOSITION
push against

the final push against the enemy

push for

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

push towards/toward

a push towards/toward organic food

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verb
1 use physical force
ADVERB
firmly, hard

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

angrily, roughly, violently
gently, lightly, playfully
carefully
deliberately

He was deliberately pushed into the path of the vehicle.

blindly, frantically
hastily, hurriedly, quickly
slowly
suddenly
just, merely, simply

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

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

She leaned on the box and pushed it aside.

They pushed the two desks together.

VERB + PUSH
try to
manage to
begin to
PREPOSITION
against

The fans pushed against the barrier.

at

She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge.

out of

He pushed her roughly out of the door.

through

I tried to push through the crowd.

to

The woman had been pushed violently to the ground.

towards/toward, under

She found a note pushed under the door.

PHRASES
push sth open, push sth shut

He managed to push the window open a few inches.

2 put pressure on sb/yourself
ADVERB
aggressively, hard

Lucy should push herself a little harder.

too far

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

around

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

PREPOSITION
into

Her parents pushed her into accepting the job.

for

The two governments are pushing for economic reform in the region.

PHRASES
push sb/yourself to the limit

He felt he was being pushed 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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