Definition of push

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Push (v. i.) To make an advance, attack, or effort; to be energetic; as, a man must push in order to succeed..

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Pushing :: Pushing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pus.
Pushing :: Pushing (a.) Pressing forward in business; enterprising; driving; energetic; also, forward; officious, intrusive..
Shove :: Shove (v. i.) To push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or jostling.
Press :: Press (v.) To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon by pushing or thrusting, in distinction from pulling; to crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to bear upon; to squeeze; to compress; as, we press the ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on which we repose; we press substances with the hands, fingers, or arms; we are pressed in a crowd..
Push :: Push (v. i.) To burst pot, as a bud or shoot..
Mace :: Mace (n.) A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand..
Shove :: Shove (v. t.) To drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; to push; especially, to push (a body) so as to make it move along the surface of another body; as, to shove a boat on the water; to shove a table across the floor..
Poss :: Poss (v. t.) To push; to dash; to throw.
Obtrusive :: Obtrusive (a.) Disposed to obtrude; inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others, or to enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive..
Boost :: Boost (v. i.) To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement..
Foiningly :: Foiningly (adv.) With a push or thrust.
Put :: Put (v. t.) To throw or cast with a pushing motion overhand, the hand being raised from the shoulder; a practice in athletics; as, to put the shot or weight..
Stick :: Stick (n.) To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger..
Capstan :: Capstan (n.) A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket..
Push :: Push (n.) An assault or attack; an effort; an attempt; hence, the time or occasion for action..
Push :: Push (v. i.) To make an advance, attack, or effort; to be energetic; as, a man must push in order to succeed..
Go :: Go (n.) Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance; push; as, there is no go in him..
Hippe :: Hippe (n.) A genus of marine decapod crustaceans, which burrow rapidly in the sand by pushing themselves backward; -- called also bait bug. See Illust. under Anomura..
Quarter :: Quarter (v. t.) Treatment shown by an enemy; mercy; especially, the act of sparing the life a conquered enemy; a refraining from pushing one's advantage to extremes..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; -- often with out; as, a plant shoots out a bud..
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