push

the act of applying force in order to move something away

“he gave the door a hard push”

“the pushing is good exercise”

the force used in pushing

“the push of the water on the walls of the tank”

“the thrust of the jet engines”

enterprising or ambitious drive

“Europeans often laugh at American energy”

an electrical switch operated by pressing

“the elevator was operated by push buttons”

“the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk”

an effort to advance

“the army made a push toward the sea”

move with force

“He pushed the table into a corner”

“They push the books into the box”

press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action

“He pushed her to finish her doctorate”

“Sam cannot push Sue”

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”

“Sam and Sue push the movie”

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”

press against forcefully without moving

“she pushed against the wall with all her strength”

approach a certain age or speed

“She is pushing fifty”