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Push

//pʊʃ//

Definitions

verbpushes · pushing · pushed · push · pushest · pushedst · pusheth

1
To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me.
Similar
press shove

nounpushes

1
A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
Give the door a hard push if it sticks.
2
An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.

namePushes

1
A surname.

Word Origin

From Middle English pushen, poshen, posson, borrowed from Middle French pousser (Modern French pousser) from Old French poulser, from Latin pulsare (“to beat, strike”), frequentative of pellere (past ...

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Push

//pʊʃ//

Definitions

verbpushes · pushing · pushed · push · pushest · pushedst · pusheth

1
To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me.
Similar
press shove

nounpushes

1
A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
Give the door a hard push if it sticks.
2
An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.