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- [poo sh]
- /pʊʃ/
- /pʊʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [poo sh]
- /pʊʃ/
Definitions of push word
- verb with object push to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away. 1
- verb with object push to move (something) in a specified way by exerting force; shove; drive: to push something aside; to push the door open. 1
- verb with object push to effect or accomplish by thrusting obstacles aside: to push one's way through the crowd. 1
- verb with object push to cause to extend or project; thrust. 1
- verb with object push to press or urge to some action or course: His mother pushed him to get a job. 1
- verb with object push to press (an action, proposal, etc.) with energy and insistence: to push a bill through Congress. 1
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Origin of push
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English pushen, poshen, posson (v.) < Middle French pousser, Old French po(u)lser < Latin pulsāre. See pulsate
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Push
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
push popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
push usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for push
verb push
- acclaim — If someone or something is acclaimed, they are praised enthusiastically.
- act upon — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- advertise — If someone or something advertises a particular quality, they show it in their appearance or behaviour.
- advocate — If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
noun push
- actuation — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- actuations — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- aggression — Aggression is a quality of anger and determination that makes you ready to attack other people.
- ambition — If you have an ambition to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it.
- aspiration — Someone's aspirations are their desire to achieve things.
Antonyms for push
verb push
- accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- allure — to entice or tempt (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract
- anesthetize — to cause anesthesia in; give an anesthetic to
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
noun push
- bunny hug — a ballroom dance with syncopated rhythm, popular in America in the early 20th century
- cumbrance — a burden, obstacle, or hindrance
- dalliance — If two people have a brief romantic relationship, you can say that they have a dalliance with each other, especially if they do not take it seriously.
- frivoling — to behave frivolously; trifle.
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
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