push

Definitions of push in various dictionaries:

noun - the act of applying force in order to move something away

noun - the force used in pushing

noun - enterprising or ambitious drive

noun - an electrical switch operated by pressing

noun - an effort to advance

verb - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

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

verb - make publicity for

verb - strive and make an effort to reach a goal

verb - press against forcefully without moving

verb - approach a certain age or speed

verb - exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person

verb - sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)

verb - move strenuously and with effort

verb - make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby

To apply pressure against for the purpose of moving: push a shopping cart through the aisles of a market.

To move (an object) by exerting force against it; thrust or shove.

To force (one’s way): We pushed our way through the crowd.

To urge forward or urge insistently; pressure: push a child to study harder.

To bear hard upon; press.

To exert downward pressure on (a button or keyboard, for example); press.

To extend or enlarge: push society past the frontier.

Slang.

To promote or sell (a product): The author pushed her latest book by making appearances in bookstores.

To sell (a narcotic) illegally: push drugs.

To exert outward pressure or force against something.

To advance despite difficulty or opposition; press forward.

To expend great or vigorous effort.

The act of pushing; thrust: gave the door a swift push.

A vigorous or insistent effort toward an end; a drive: a push to democracy.

A provocation to action; a stimulus.

Persevering energy; enterprise.

verb - to exert force in order to cause motion away from the force