Push
Definition of Push
| n. | 1. | A pustule; a pimple. | | v. t. | 1. | To press against with force; to drive or impel by pressure; to endeavor to drive by steady pressure, without striking; - opposed to draw. | | 2. | To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore. | | 3. | To press or urge forward; to drive; to push an objection too far. | | 4. | To bear hard upon; to perplex; to embarrass. | | 5. | To importune; to press with solicitation; to tease. | | v. i. | 1. | To make a thrust; to shove; as, to push with the horns or with a sword. | | 2. | To make an advance, attack, or effort; to be energetic; as, a man must push in order to succeed. | | 3. | To burst pot, as a bud or shoot. | | n. | 1. | A thrust with a pointed instrument, or with the end of a thing. | | 2. | Any thrust. pressure, impulse, or force, or force applied; a shove; as, to give the ball the first push. | | 3. | An assault or attack; an effort; an attempt; hence, the time or occasion for action.When it comes to the push, ' tis no more than talk. - L' Estrange. | | 4. | The faculty of overcoming obstacles; aggressive energy; as, he has push, or he has no push. | | 1. | A crowd; a company or clique of associates; a gang. |
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