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to use physical pressure or force, especially with your hands, in order to move something into a different position, usually one that is further away from you: Can you help me move this table? You push and I'll pull. The window sticks - you have to push hard to open it. He helped me push my car off the road.
1. a. : to press against with force in order to drive or impel. b. : to move or endeavor to move away or ahead by steady pressure without striking. 2. a. : to thrust forward, downward, or outward. b. : to cause to increase : raise. push prices to record levels. c. : to try to move beyond or expand. push one's limits. d.
Push definition: to press upon or against (a person or thing). See examples of PUSH used in a sentence.
noun. the act of applying force in order to move something away. “he gave the door a hard push ”. “the pushing is good exercise”. synonyms: pushing. see more. noun. the force used in pushing. “the push of the water on the walls of the tank”.
using hands/arms/body. [intransitive, transitive] to use your hands, arms or body in order to make somebody/something move forward or away from you; to move part of your body into a particular position. We pushed and pushed but the piano wouldn't move. Push hard when I tell you to.
push. (pʊʃ ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense pushes , present participle pushing , past tense, past participle pushed. 1. verb A2. When you push something, you use force to make it move away from you or away from its previous position. The woman pushed back her chair and stood up. [VERB noun with adverb]
1. To exert pressure or force against something: winds pushing against the sail. 2. To advance despite difficulty or opposition; press forward: The regiment pushed toward the front line. 3. To advocate or recommend something insistently: pushed for a change in leadership. 4.
PUSH definition: 1. to move someone or something by pressing them with your hands or body: 2. to move somewhere by…. Learn more.
[intransitive, transitive] to use your hands, arms, or body in order to make someone or something move forward or away from you; to move part of your body into a particular position We pushed and pushed but the piano wouldn't move. Push hard when I tell you to.
verb. pushed, pushes, pushing. To press against a thing so as to move it. Webster's New World. To apply pressure against (something), especially for the purpose of moving it. Pushed the door but couldn't budge it. American Heritage. To thrust, shove, or drive ( up, down, in, out, etc.) Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To move in this way.
