push


push

verb

Definition of PUSH

1
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one <I had to push my damaged bike all the way home>
Synonyms drive, propel, shove, thrust
Related Words impel, move; bear (down), compress, depress, jam, pressure, squash, squeeze, weigh (upon); bulldoze, compel, force, lean (on or against), muscle, ram
2
to force one's way <we had to push our way through a crowd that was mostly headed in the opposite direction>
Related Words ram, shove, thrust

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