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push

 (po͝osh)
v.pushed,push·ing,push·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To apply pressure against (something), especially for the purpose of moving it:pushed the door but couldn't budge it.
b. To move (something) by exerting force against it; thrust or shove:pushed the crate aside.
c. To exert downward pressure on (a button or keyboard, for example); press.
2. To force (one's way):We pushed our way through the crowd.
3. To urge forward or urge insistently; pressure:pushed him to study harder.
4. To extend or enlarge:pushed sales into the millions.
5.Informal To approach in age:is pushing 40 and still hasn't settled down.
6.
a.Informal To promote or sell (a product):The author pushed her latest book by making appearances in bookstores.
b.Slang To sell (a narcotic) illegally:push drugs.
7.Sports To hit (a ball) in the direction toward the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the right of a right-handed player.
v.intr.
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. To expend great or vigorous effort:pushed to finish his paper by the deadline.
n.
1.
a. The act of pushing; a thrust:gave the door a push.
b. The act of pressing:with a push of the button.
2. A vigorous or insistent effort toward an end; a drive:a push to reform health care.
3. A provocation to action; a stimulus:has artistic talent but needs a push to get started.
4.Informal Persevering energy; enterprise:doesn't have the push to get the job done.
Phrasal Verbs:
push aroundInformal
To treat or threaten to treat roughly; intimidate.
push offInformal
To set out; depart:The infantry patrol pushed off before dawn.
push on
To continue or proceed along one's way:The path was barely visible, but we pushed on.
Idioms:
push paperInformal
To have one's time taken up by administrative, often seemingly petty, paperwork:spent the afternoon pushing paper for the boss.
push up daisiesSlang
To be dead and buried:a cemetery of heroes pushing up daisies.
when/ifpush comes to shove
At a point when the situation must be confronted and dealt with:When push comes to shove, we'll have to move to a cheaper place.
[Middle Englishpushen, from Old Frenchpousser, from Latinpulsāre, frequentative ofpellere,to strike, push; seepel- inIndo-European roots.]
Synonyms: push, propel, shove, thrust
These verbs mean to press against something in order to move it forward or aside:push a baby carriage; wind propelling a sailboat; shove a tray across a table; thrust the package into her hand.
Antonym: pull
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push off

vb (adverb)
1. (Nautical Terms) Also:push out to move into open water, as by being cast off from a mooring
2. (intr)informal to go away; leave
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push

verb
1.To exert pressure:
2.To force to move or advance with or as if with blows or pressure:
3.To cause to stick out:
4.To force one's way into a place or situation:
Informal:muscle.
5.To do or achieve by forcing obstacles out of one's way:
6.Slang. To make known vigorously the positive features of (a product):
Informal:pitch,plug.
7.Slang. To engage in the illicit sale of (narcotics):
phrasal verb
push off
Informal. To move or proceed away from a place:
Informal:cut out,shove off.
phrasal verb
push on
To move along a particular course:
noun
1.An act or instance of using force so as to propel ahead:
2.An organized effort to accomplish a purpose:
4.Informal. An aggressive readiness along with energy to undertake taxing efforts:
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Translations
يَنْصَرِف
vypadnoutzmizet
skrubbe af
hypja sig
çekilip gitmekdefolmak

w>push off

vt sep
→hinunterschieben; (quickly, violently) →hinunterstoßen;lid, cap →wegdrücken;to push somebody off something →jdn vonetwschieben/stoßen;to push something off something →etw vonetwschieben/stoßen/drücken;I was pushed off the pavement →ichwurdevomBürgersteiggedrängt
boat →abstoßen
vi
(in boat) →abstoßen
(Britinf:= leave) →abhauen(inf);push off! →mach ’neFliege!(sl), →hauorzieh ab!(inf)
the top just pushes off →derDeckellässt sicheinfach wegdrücken
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push

(puʃ) verb
1. to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away.He pushed the door open;She pushed him away;He pushed against the door with his shoulder;The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!;I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me. stootيَدْفَع бутам empurrar tlačit (se), protlačit (se), strčitstoßen skubbe; mase sig igennemσπρώχνωempujar tõukama هل دادن työntääpousser לִדחוֹף दबाना tol, lök; nyomul mendorong ÿta/þrÿsta á; ryðjastspingere 押す 떠밀다 (pa)stumti, prasistumti []grūst; []stumt menolakduwendytte,skubbe,skyvepchać, wpychać ټيله وهل empurrar a împingeтолкать tlačiť (sa), pretlačiť (sa), strčiť potisniti gurnuti knuffa[s], tränga sig fram ผลักitmek 推 штовхати; просувати ڈھکيلنا đẩy推
2. to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on,especially foolishly.She pushed him into applying for the job. aanmoedig, aanhits يَحُث натискам incitar nutit, dohnat (k)drängen presseπιέζω,προτρέπωempujar,presionar sundima ترغیب کردن؛ واداشتن patistaapousser לִדחוֹק, לִדחוֹף पर दबाव डालना sürget mendesak reka á eftirspingere ～させる 몰아대다 spausti uzstāt; skubināt mendesakdruk uitoefenendrive fram,tilskyndedopingować پارول،تحريكولincitar a îndemna (să)подталкивать;оказывать давление naliehať priganjati naterati driva på, forcera ผลักดันzorlamak, sıkıştırmak 促使，逼迫(某人做某事) підганяти, квапити آمادہ کرنا thúc giục 促使，逼迫（某人做某事）
3. to sell (drugs) illegally. sluikhandel dryf يَبيعُ مُخَدِّراتٍ بصورةٍ غَيْر قانونِيَّه продавам наркотици passar prodávat na černo mit Drogen handeln pushe πουλώ ναρκωτικάpasar,traficar narkootikumidega äritsema قاچاقی فروختن myydä huumeitarevendre de la drogue לִמכּוֹר סָמִים परेशान करना kábítószerrel üzletel menjual secara ilegal seljaspacciare 売りつける (약을) 불법적으로 팔다 prekiauti (narkotikais), prakišinėti tirgoties ar narkotikām mengedar dadahpushenlange,pushehandlować په غير قانونى ډول پلورلpassar a vinde droguri продавать наркотики predávať načierno preprodajati (mamila) dilovati langa ขายอย่างผิดกฏหมาย piyasaya kaçak mal sürmek 非法販賣(毒品) торгувати наркотиками غير قانوني طور پر منشيات کي تجارت کرنا bán hàng lậu 非法贩卖（毒品）
noun
1. a movement of pressure against something; a thrust.She gave him a push. stoot دَفْعَه бутане empurrão náraz, úder der Stoß skubσπρωξιάempujón tõuge هل؛ فشار työntöpousséeדחיפה धक्का lökés dorongan ÿting; hrindingspinta 押し 떠밀기 stūmimas, stumtelėjimas grūdiens; spiediens tolakanduwdytt,skubb,støtpchnięcie زور،فشارempurrão ghiont; împingereтолчок náraz, úder poriv gurkanje knuff, puff การผลัก itme, itiş 推進 поштовх; удар دھکا cái đẩy推进
2. energy and determination.He has enough push to do well in his job. vasberadenheid نَشاط، عَزيمَه енергия dinamismo energie, odhodlání der Schwung skubαποφασιστικότητα,θέλησηempuje,dinamismo,ímpetu ettevõtlikkus تلاش؛ پشتکار päättäväisyysdynamismeמרץ उत्साह, ऊर्जस्विता energia semangat orka og ákveðnigrinta,energia 勢い 에너지, 결심 energija, ryžtas enerģija; uzņēmība; mērķtiecība tenaga dan azamenergie,futpågangsmot,driv,tælenergia كوښښ،تلاش،انرژىdinamismo energie; deter­minare напористость energia, odhodlanie podjetnost energija framåtanda ความพยายามkararlılık 勁頭，決心 напір; зусилля عزم و حوصلہ sự quyết tâm 劲头，决心
ˈpush-bike noun
a bicycle that does not have a motor. skopfiets دَرّاجَة بِدون مُحَرِّك велосипед bicicleta kolo das Fahrrad trædecykel ποδήλατοbicicleta jalgratas دوچرخه polkupyörävéloאופניים साइकिल kerékpár sepeda (hlaupa)hjól bicicletta 自転車 페달 밟는 자전거 dviratis velosipēds basikalfietssykkelrower سايكلbicicletaвелосипед bicykel kolo bicikl bez motora trampcykel จักรยานถีบbisiklet 腳踏車 (區別於機動腳踏兩用車) велосипед بلاموٹر کي سائيکل xe đạp thường 自行车（区别于机动脚踏两用车）
ˈpush-chair noun
,
1. (Americanstroller) a small wheeled chair for a child, pushed by its motheretc. babakarretjie عَرَبَة طِفْل تَدْفَعُها الأم детска количка carrinho de bebê sedačka na kolečkách der Kinderwagen klapvogn καροτσάκι μωρούcochecito de niño lastekäru کالسکه بچه rattaatpoussetteעגלה पहियेदार बच्चा गाड़ी sportkocsi (gyerekkocsi) kursi/kereta dorong untuk anak-anak barnakerrapasseggino 유모차 vaikiška kėdutė ant ratukų bērnu pastaigu ratiņi kereta sorong bayiwandelwagensportsvogn spacerówka د كوچنيانوچوكى cadeirinha прогулочная коляска bugina otroški voziček kolica za bebe sittvagn รถเข็นเด็กpuset, katlanır çocuk arabası 嬰兒手推車 дитяча складна коляска для прогулянки بچے کي گاڑي xe đẩy em bé婴儿手推车
2. (alsokick-sled) a push-chair on runners (used on snowy ground). skopslee كُرْسي يُدْفَعُ على أرضٍ ثَلْجِيَّه шейна tipo de trenó sáně, které se tlačí (druh sportu) der Kindersportwagen sparkstøtting καροτσάκι για ολίσθηση στο χιόνι trineo sobre patines tõukekelk سورتمه potkukelkka מִזחֶלֶת כִּסֵא बर्फीली जमीन पर उपयोग होने वाली कुर्सी szántalpas gyermekkocsi kursi/kereta dorong untuk jalan bersaljuslitta 눈썰매 vaikiška kėdutė ant pavažų mazbērnu kamaniņas kenderaan salji yg ditarik oleh binatang vouwwagenspark fińskie sanie چوكى стул на полозьях voziček opremljen s sanicami sanke sparkstötting เก้าอี้บนรถลากเลื่อนหิมะkızak 架在兩根金屬條上的雪橇椅 дитяча складна коляска на полоззях برف پر چلنے والي گاڑي xe đẩy trên tuyết架在两根金属条上的雪橇椅
ˈpushover noun
a person or teametc who can be easily persuaded or influenced or defeated.He will not give in to pressure – he is not a pushover;We won the game so easily – it was a real pushover. sissie خَصْم يَسْهُل التَّغَلُّب عَلَيْهِ слаб противник canja snadný soupeř leicht zu beeinflußender Mensch let bytte; smal sag εύκολος αντίπαλος, παιχνιδάκι (μτφ.) presa fácil, incauto; tirado,chupado, ser pan comido nõrk vastane کار آسان؛ آدم مطیع heittopussi טֶרֶף קַל गिराना könnyű eset,„gyerekjáték” orang, dsb., yang mudah dikalahkan (avversario non temibile); (partita facile) 잘 속는 사람 silpnas priešininkas vājš pretinieks; nieka lieta orang yg mudah terpengaruh gemakkelijk slachtoffer lett bytte, smal sak łatwizna, słaby przeciwnik قانع سړىслабак; пара пустяков slabý protivník, padavka lahko premagljiv nasprotnik naivko lätt motståndare, enkel match คนที่พ่ายแพ้ได้ง่าย yemlik, çok kolay iş 容易擊敗的人或對手，容易受影響的人 нескладне завдання; слабкий супротивник کمزور، قابل شکست người dễ thuyết phục; việc dễ làm 容易打败的对手，易于控制的人
be pushed for
to be short of; not to have enough of.I'm a bit pushed for time. het te min يَنْقُصُه المال او الوَقْت притиснат съм за com pouco mít nedostatekknapp sein an ikke have nok af είμαι στριμωγμένος, έχω έλλειψη ir un poco justo de, andar un poco escaso de kitsikuses olema در مضیقه بودن jnk puutteessamanquer de חֲסַר- अपर्याप्त होना vminek szűkében van kekurangan hafa ekki nóg af (essere a corto di) ～が足りない (~이 없어) 곤란하다 turėti maža (ko) būt (kaut kā) trūkumā kesuntukan krap zitten inikke ha nok odczuwać brak/niedostatek زړه نا زړه اوسيدل estar aflito a fi în criză/ lipsă de не хватать mať nedostatok biti v (časovni ...) stiski imati manjak ha ont (trångt) om ไม่พอsıkışmak, sıkıntı çekmek 缺少，不夠 не вистачати; бракувати کمي ہونا thúc ép 缺少，不够
push around
to treat roughly.He pushes his younger brother around. rof hanteer يُعامِل بِخُشونَه държа се грубо maltratar komandovatherumschubsen koste med μεταχειρίζομαι σκληρά tratar mal/brutalmente karmi käega kohtlema تحکم کردن käsitellä kovakouraisestimaltraiter לְהִתעַלֵל बुरा व्यवहार erőszakoskodik (vkivel) memperlakukan kasar fara illa með (e-n)maltrattare 荒く扱う 괴롭히다 stumdyti, visur varinėti rupji izturēties/apieties membuli ruw behandelenherse medponiewierać ټينګول maltratar a se purta urât грубо обращаться komandovať komandirati maltretirati hunsa, köra med ข่มเหงรังแก kötü davranmak 欺侮 попихати; штуркати تندي سے پيش آنا đối xử tàn tệ欺侮
push off
to go away.I wish you'd push off! weggaan يَنْصَرِف махам се desaparecer vypadnout, zmizetabhauen skrubbe afφεύγωlargarse,pirarse jalga laskma از جلوی چشمان کسی دور شدن häipyäficher le camp לְהִסתַלֵק भागना elmegy pergi hypja sigandare via,andarsene 去る 떠나다 atstoti, eiti šalin iet prom; pazust pergi jauhopstappenstikkeodczepić się د سترګو څخه لرى كيدل،لرى تلل desaparecer a se căra, a o ştergeуходить,убираться vypadnúť, zmiznúť pobrati se otići dra i väg, sticka ไปให้พ้น çekilip gitmek, defolmak 走開 щезати دور ہونا biến đi走开
push on
to go on; to continue.Push on with your work. voortgaan يَسْتَمِر продължавам continuar pokračovatvorantreiben fortsætteσυνεχίζωcontinuar edasi rühkima ادامه دادن jatkaacontinuer לְהַמשִיך जल्दी करना, प्रोत्साहित करना folytat; halad (vmivel) meneruskan halda áframcontinuare 続ける 계획대로 밀고 나가다 tęsti, toliau varyti turpināt; neatslābt teruskandoorzettengå videre med jechać dalej دوام وركول continuar a continuaпродолжать pokračovať nadaljevati nastaviti köra på, fortsätta รีบดำเนินต่อsürdürmek,devam ettirmek 繼續下去 продовжувати کرتے رہنا، تسلسل جاري رکھنا tiếp tục继续下去
push over
to cause to fall; to knock down.He pushed me over. omstamp يوقِع бутам atropelar povalit, srazitumstoßen skubbe omkuld σπρώχνω και ρίχνωhacer caer,derribar ümber lükkama, oimetuks lööma انداختن؛ نقش بر زمین کردن kaataa nurinfaire tomber לְהַפִּיל गिराना feldönt merobohkan fellafar cadere 押し倒す 넘어뜨리다 pargriauti apgāzt; nogāzt menolak omverduwendytte over endeprzewrócić پر ځمكى نقشول،اچولatropelar a trânti (pe jos) сбить с ног zvaliť, zraziť poriniti oboriti knuffa omkull ผลักล้ม itip düşürmek 擊倒 звалити گرادينا hạ gục击倒
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