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push [n]
 
1)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 Also: actuation  force  press  depression  jog  press  shove  boost 
 
2)the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
    Synonyms :thrust 
    See Also: force  push_up  thrust  shove  press  force 
 
3)enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy"
    Synonyms :energy get-up-and-go 
    See Also: drive  agitate  drive  bear_on  arouse  second_wind 
 
4)an electrical switch operated by pressing a button; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"
    Synonyms :button push_button 
    See Also: electric_switch  push-button_radio  bell_push  bell  horn_button  mouse_button  panic_button  reset_button 
 
5)an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: advance  bear_on 
 
push [v]
 
1)move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
    Synonyms :force 
    See Also: press  move  displace  force  displace  drive_out  baby_buggy  draw  nudge  press  beat_back  shove  flick  jostle  nose  obtrude  push_aside  muscle_into  push_up  thrust  drive  jam  shove  tip 
 
2)press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
    Synonyms :bear_on 
    See Also: drive  exhort  energy  nudge  bull 
 
3)make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"
    Synonyms :advertise advertize promote 
    See Also: agitate  praise  booster  packaging  ad  adman  advertising  propagandise  plug  bill 
 
4)strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
    Synonyms :drive labor labour tug 
    See Also: fight  campaign  energy  plough_on  labor  labor  jack  bear_on  reach 
 
5)press against forcefully without being able to move; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: force  press 
 
6)approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"
    Synonyms :crowd 
    See Also: approach 
 
7)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"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
    Synonyms :agitate campaign crusade fight press 
    See Also: advertise  energy  campaign  champion  crusader 
 
8)sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: deal  crime  drug_dealer 
 
9)move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: go 
 
10)make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
    Synonyms :press 
    See Also: force  press 
 

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

1. To put something onto a stack or pdl.

Opposite: "pop".

2. push media.

[Jargon File]

(1997-04-10)



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