push
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of applying force in order to move something away
he gave the door a hard push
Types & categories
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Sense 2 verb
move with force,
He pushed the table into a corner
Types & categories
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Sense 3 noun
the force used in pushing
the push of the water on the walls of the tank
Types & categories
- force hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
He pushed her to finish her doctorate
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- push derivation
- get-up-and-go derivation
- labor verb group
Sense 5 noun
enterprising or ambitious drive
Europeans often laugh at American energy
Types & categories
- drive hypernym
- second wind hyponym
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Sense 6 verb
make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model
Types & categories
- praise hypernym
- propagandize hyponym
- plug hyponym
- bill hyponym
- crusade hyponym
Related & opposite
- publicizing derivation
- promotion derivation
- advertising derivation
- advertiser derivation
- promoter derivation
- crusade verb group
Sense 7 noun
an electrical switch operated by pressing
the elevator was operated by push buttons
Types & categories
- switch hypernym
- bell push hyponym
- buzzer hyponym
- horn button hyponym
- mouse button hyponym
- panic button hyponym
- reset button hyponym
Parts & wholes
- push-button radio part holonym
Sense 8 verb
strive and make an effort to reach a goal
She tugged for years to make a decent living
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Sense 9 noun
an effort to advance
the army made a push toward the sea
Types & categories
- forward motion hypernym
Related & opposite
- push derivation
Sense 10 verb
press against forcefully without moving
she pushed against the wall with all her strength
Types & categories
- press hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 11 verb
approach a certain age or speed
She is pushing fifty
Types & categories
- approach hypernym
Sense 12 verb
exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
The liberal party pushed for reforms
Types & categories
- advertize hypernym
Related & opposite
- crusade derivation
- get-up-and-go derivation
- paladin derivation
- reformer derivation
- advertize verb group
Sense 13 verb
sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs
Types & categories
- sell hypernym
Related & opposite
- drug peddler derivation
- crime domain topic
Sense 14 verb
move strenuously and with effort
The crowd pushed forward
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 15 verb
make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman
Types & categories
- push hypernym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | push |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | push |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | push |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | push |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | actuation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | depression |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nudge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pressing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shove |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | boost |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | crowd out |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | rouse |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | pull |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | push |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | baby buggy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | force |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | thrust |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | strong-arm |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | press |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | move |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | push |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | nudge |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | push |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | push back |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | shove |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | flick |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | shove |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | nose |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | obtrude |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | push aside |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | muscle into |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | push up |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | thrust |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | drive |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | jam |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | thrust |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tumble |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | push |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | push |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | thrust |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | push up |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | thrust |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | force |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | push |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | get-up-and-go |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | labor |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | urge |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | nudge |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | bull |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | energize |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | push |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | labor |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | crusade |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | pushful |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | gumptious |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | drive |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | second wind |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | publicizing |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | promotion |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | advertising |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | advertiser |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | promoter |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | crusade |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | praise |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | propagandize |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | plug |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | bill |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | crusade |
| 7 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | push-button radio |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | switch |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | bell push |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | buzzer |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | horn button |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | mouse button |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | panic button |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | reset button |
| 8 | also see | Related & opposite | press on |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | toil |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | task |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | crusade |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | get-up-and-go |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | laborer |
| 8 | verb group | Related & opposite | push |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | struggle |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | strain |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | push |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | forward motion |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | push |
| 10 | verb group | Related & opposite | push |
| 10 | verb group | Related & opposite | push |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | press |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | approach |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | crusade |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | get-up-and-go |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | paladin |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | reformer |
| 12 | verb group | Related & opposite | advertize |
| 12 | hypernym | Types & categories | advertize |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | drug peddler |
| 13 | domain topic | Related & opposite | crime |
| 13 | hypernym | Types & categories | sell |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | push |
| 14 | verb group | Related & opposite | push |
| 14 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | push |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | pressing |
| 15 | derivation | Related & opposite | thrust |
| 15 | hypernym | Types & categories | push |