Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
"he gave the door a hard push"
"the pushing is good exercise"
verb
Sense 3
"The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 4
"She is pushing fifty"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun
Sense 5
"the push of the water on the walls of the tank"
"the thrust of the jet engines"
Type of:
force
verb
Sense 6
"He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
verb
Sense 7
"The crowd pushed forward"
Derived:
pushing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb
Sense 8
"she pushed against the wall with all her strength"
Type of:
press
Derived:
pushing
Verb group:
force
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 9
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 10
"`Now push hard,'' said the doctor to the woman"
Type of:
force
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun
Sense 12
"the elevator was operated by push buttons"
"the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"
Has parts:
push-button radio
verb
Sense 13
"The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"
"The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"
Type of:
praise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 14
"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"
Verb group:
bear on
Usage Patterns:
Something is ----ing PP
verb
Sense 15
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 fa"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
15
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
134
Times Searched
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