push

a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal an unprecedented push to pass stronger gun control measures Synonyms bandwagon, blitz, cause, crusade, drive, juggernaut, movement, campaignRelated Words assault, attack, maneuver, march, offensive; action, bid, enterprise, initiative, mission, project, undertaking

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 Synonyms bore, bull, bulldoze, crash, elbow, jam, jostle, muscle, press, shoulder, squeezeRelated Words ram, shove, thrust