push
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～ make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
push
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～ sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"
push
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～ press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
push forward
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～ push one's way; "she barged into the meeting room"
push
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～ press against forcefully without moving; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"
push out
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～ push to thrust outward
push
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～ 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"
push around
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～ be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
push
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～ 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"
push
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～ move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward"
push
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～ approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"
push down
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～ cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"
push
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～ 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"
push back
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～ cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
push
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～ move with force; "He pushed the table into a corner"