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    push
    [po͝oSH]
    verb
    pushing (present participle)
    1. exert force on (someone or something), typically with one's hand, in order to move them away from oneself or the origin of the force:
      "she pushed her glass toward him" · "Lydia pushed the door shut" · "he pushed at the skylight, but it wouldn't budge"
      • hold and exert force on (something) so as to cause it to move along in front of one:
        "a woman was pushing a stroller"
      • move one's body or a part of it into a specified position, especially forcefully or with effort:
        "she pushed her hands into her pockets"
      • press (a part of a machine or other device):
        "he pushed the button for the twentieth floor"
      • cause to reach a particular level or state:
        "the political chaos could push the country into recession" · "they expect that the huge crop will push down prices"
    2. move forward by using force to pass people or cause them to move aside:
      "she pushed her way through the crowded streets" · "he pushed past an old woman in his haste"
      • (of an army) advance over territory:
        "the guerrillas have pushed south to within 100 miles of the capital"
      • exert oneself to attain something or surpass others:
        "I was pushing hard until about 10 laps from the finish"
      • informal
        (be pushing)
        be nearly (a particular age):
        "she must be pushing forty"
    3. compel or urge (someone) to do something, especially to work hard:
      "she believed he was pushing their daughter too hard"
      • BRITISH ENGLISH
        informal
        (be pushed)
        have very little of something, especially time:
        "we are a bit pushed at the moment with other commitments" · "I'm a bit pushed for time at the moment"
      • BRITISH ENGLISH
        informal
        (be pushed to do something)
        find it difficult to achieve something:
        "he will be pushed to retain the title as his form this season has been below par"
    4. informal
      promote the use, sale, or acceptance of:
      "the company is pushing a $500 asking price"
      • sell (a narcotic drug) illegally:
        "she was arrested for pushing hard drugs"
    5. computing
      prepare (a stack) to receive a piece of data on the top.
      • transfer (data) to the top of a stack.
    6. photography
      develop (a film) so as to compensate for deliberate underexposure:
      "some films can be pushed during processing"
    Origin
    Middle English (as a verb): from Old French pousser, from Latin pulsare ‘to push, beat, pulse’ (see pulse). The early sense was ‘exert force on’, giving rise later to ‘make a strenuous effort, endeavor’.
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    verb
    1. exert force on (someone or something), typically with one's hand, in order to move them away from oneself or the origin of the force:
      Opposite:
    2. move forward by using force to pass people or cause them to move aside:
    3. compel or urge (someone) to do something, especially to work hard:
      Opposite:
      • promote the use, sale, or acceptance of:
       
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