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push

/pʊʃ/
verb★Intermediate
formal

to move something towards another person or place by applying force

She pushed the door open.

He pushed the cart down the street.

informal

to persuade or encourage someone to do something

They pushed me to take the job.

The coach pushed the team to practice harder.

Business

to promote or advertise something

The company is pushing their new product.

The marketing team pushed the campaign on social media.

Collocations

push forwardto move forward or make progresspush throughto continue or persevere despite difficultiespush upto increase or raise something

Synonyms

Antonyms

Related Phrases

push the envelopeidiom
to exceed limits or challenge conventional norms
push backphrasal verb
to resist or oppose something

💡Pro Tip

Collocation tip

Remember that 'push' often collocates with words like 'forward', 'through', and 'up'.

⚡Gold Rule

Verb tense consistency

When using 'push' in the past tense, be sure to use the correct form, such as 'pushed'.

📖Word Origin

From Old English 'puscan', related to Proto-Germanic '*puskan' and Proto-Indo-European '*peus-'

📝Usage Notes

Be careful not to confuse 'push' with 'shove', which implies a more forceful or violent action.

Word Breakdown

push
to apply force
root
✎ Noted on May 27, 2026EN → EN

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