push
A short, directed application of forceA short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
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» She pushed him out the door.
Sie schob ihn zur Tür hinaus. — Yorwba
Sie stieß ihn zur Tür hinaus. — Yorwba
Она выставила его за дверь. — marafon
Она вытолкала его за дверь. — mrtaistoi
Вона виштовхала його за двері. — shanghainese
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
14 senses(countable, uncountable)A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
Give the door a hard push if it sticks.
Schubs, Stoß
толчо́кtolčók
по́штовхpóštovx
the force used in pushing
(countable, uncountable)An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
One more push and the baby will be out.
Druck
the act of applying force in order to move something away
(countable, uncountable)A great effort (to do something).
Some details got lost in the push to get the project done.
Let's give one last push on our advertising campaign.
an effort to advance
(countable, uncountable)An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A force that impels or pressures one to act.
(countable, uncountable)A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
(countable, uncountable)A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
(countable, uncountable)The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
(Internet, uncountable)The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request.
server push; a push technology
(countable, uncountable)A push shot.
(countable, slang, uncountable)An attempt to give momentum to a wrestler's career in the form of victories and/or more screen time.
(countable, uncountable)A push-button, such as a bell push.
Examples
1290 sentencesShe pushed him out the door.
Вона виштовхала його за двері. — shanghainese
ruОна выставила его за дверь. — marafon
deSie schob ihn zur Tür hinaus. — Yorwba
She pushed him out the window.
Вона виштовхнула його з вікна. — tikan0
ruОна вытолкнула его из окна. — marafon
deSie stieß ihn zum Fenster hinaus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom pushed Mary out the door.
Том відштовхнув Мері від дверей. — deniko
ruТом вытолкнул Мэри из двери. — sharptoothed
Tom almost pushed the wrong button.
Том ледве не натиснув не на ту кнопку. — shanghainese
ruТом чуть не нажал на неверную кнопку. — odexed
deTom hätte fast den falschen Knopf gedrückt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom pushed me into the pool.
Том штвовхнув мене в басейн. — deniko
deTom hat mich ins Schwimmbecken geschubst. — brauchinet
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English pushen, poshen, posson, borrowed from Middle French pousser (Modern FrFrom Middle English pushen, poshen, posson, borrowed from Middle French pousser (Modern French pousser) from Old French poulser, from Latin pulsare (“to beat, strike”), frequentative of pellere (past participle pulsus). Doublet of pulsate and pulse (verb). Partly displaced native Old English sċūfan, whence Modern English shove.
Probably French poche. See pouch.
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Forms
plural: pushesSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
34 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- push the button
- push this button
- pushed the door
- pushed open the
- pushed the wrong
- thirty push ups
- push ups every
- button to push
- pushed open
- does thirty push
- push the car
- and pushed the
See also
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