Found 4 items, similar to Push.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: push
mendorong
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: push
anjak, desakan, dorong, dorongan, mendesak, mendorong
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: push
push
n 1: the act of applying force in order to move something away;
“he gave the door a hard push”;
“the pushing is good
exercise” [syn:
pushing]
2: the force used in pushing;
“the push of the water on the
walls of the tank”;
“the thrust of the jet engines” [syn:
thrust]
3: enterprising or ambitious drive;
“Europeans often laugh at
American energy” [syn:
energy,
get-up-and-go]
4: an electrical switch operated by pressing a button;
“the
elevator was operated by push buttons”;
“the push beside
the bed operated a buzzer at the desk” [syn:
push button,
button]
5: an effort to advance;
“the army made a push toward the sea”
push
v 1: move with force,
“He pushed the table into a corner” [syn:
force]
[ant:
pull]
2: press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of
an action;
“He pushed her to finish her doctorate” [syn:
bear on
]
3: make publicity for; try to sell (a product);
“The salesman
is aggressively pushing the new computer model”;
“The
company is heavily advertizing their new laptops” [syn:
advertise,
advertize,
promote]
4: strive and make an effort to reach a goal;
“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” [syn:
tug,
labor,
labour,
drive]
5: press against forcefully without being able to move;
“she
pushed against the wall with all her strength”
6: approach a certain age or speed;
“She is pushing fifty”
[syn:
crowd]
7: 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 favorite candidate” [syn:
crusade,
fight,
press,
campaign,
agitate]
8: sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs);
“The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs”
9: move strenuously and with effort;
“The crowd pushed forward”
10: make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the
baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
[syn:
press]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Push
Push
\Push\, n.
1. A thrust with a pointed instrument, or with the end of a
thing.
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2. Any thrust. pressure, impulse, or force, or force applied;
a shove; as, to give the ball the first push.
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3. An assault or attack; an effort; an attempt; hence, the
time or occasion for action.
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Exact reformation is not perfected at the first
push. --Milton.
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When it comes to the push, 'tis no more than talk.
--L' Estrange.
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4. The faculty of overcoming obstacles; aggressive energy;
as, he has push, or he has no push.
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Syn: See
Thrust.
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Push
\Push\, v. i.
1. To make a thrust; to shove; as, to push with the horns or
with a sword. --Shak.
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2. To make an advance, attack, or effort; to be energetic;
as, a man must push in order to succeed.
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At the time of the end shall the kind of the south
push at him and the king of the north shall come
against him. --Dan. xi. 40.
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War seemed asleep for nine long years; at length
Both sides resolved to push, we tried our strength.
--Dryden.
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3. To burst pot, as a bud or shoot.
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To push on, to drive or urge forward; to hasten.
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The rider pushed on at a rapid pace. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Push
\Push\, n. [Probably F. poche. See
Pouch.]
A pustule; a pimple. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Bacon.
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Push
\Push\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Pushed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pushing.] [OE. possen, pussen, F. pousser, fr. L. pulsare,
v. intens. fr. pellere, pulsum, to beat, knock, push. See
Pulse a beating, and cf.
Pursy.]
1. To press against with force; to drive or impel by
pressure; to endeavor to drive by steady pressure, without
striking; -- opposed to
draw.
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Sidelong had pushed a mountain from his seat.
--Milton.
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2. To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
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If the ox shall push a manservant or maidservant, .
. . the ox shall be stoned. --Ex. xxi. 32.
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3. To press or urge forward; to drive; to push an objection
too far.
“ To push his fortune.” --Dryden.
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Ambition pushes the soul to such actions as are apt
to procure honor to the actor. --Spectator.
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We are pushed for an answer. --Swift.
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4. To bear hard upon; to perplex; to embarrass.
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5. To importune; to press with solicitation; to tease.
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To push down, to overthrow by pushing or impulse.
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Push
\Push\, n.
A crowd; a company or clique of associates; a gang. [Slang]
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