push

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n.

act of pushing

1) to give smb. a push (our car was stuck and they gave us a push)

attack

2) a big push

3) a push to (a push to the sea)

II

v.

1)(d; intr.) ('to shove') to push against (to push against the door)

2) (d; intr.) to push for ('to urge') (to push for reform)

3) (d; intr.) to push into ('to force one's way') (to push into a crowded bus)

4) (D; tr.) ('to force to move') to push into (we pushed the stalled car into the garage)

5) (d; intr.) ('to press') to push on (to push on a handle)

6) (d; intr., tr.) to push through ('to force one's way through') (to push through a crowd; to push one's way through a crowd)

7) (d; intr.) ('to move') to push to, towards (our troops pushed towards the next village)

8) (H) ('to urge') to push smb. to do smt.

9) (N; used with an adjective) push the chair closer

10) (misc.) the army was pushed to the breaking point

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towards (our troops pushed towards the next village)

(H) ('to urge') to push smb. to do smt.

(N; used with an adjective) push the chair closer

(d; intr.) ('to move') to push to

(misc.) the army was pushed to the breaking point

['attack'] a big push

a push to (a push to the sea)

['act of pushing'] to give smb. a push (our car was stuck and they gave us a push)

(d;intr.) ('to shove') to push against (to push against the door)

(d; intr.) to push for (to push for reform; 'to urge')

(d; intr.) to push into (to push into a crowded bus; 'to force one's way')

(d; intr.) ('to press') to push on (to push on a handle)

(d; intr., tr.) to push through (to push through a crowd; to push one's way through a crowd; 'to force one's way through')

(D; tr.) ('to force to move') to push into (we pushed the stalled car into the garage)