Push

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A pustule; a pimple.

II. Push ·vi To burst pot, as a bud or shoot.

III. Push ·noun A thrust with a pointed instrument, or with the end of a thing.

IV. Push ·add. ·noun A crowd; a company or clique of associates; a gang.

V. Push ·vt To thrust the points of the horns against; to Gore.

VI. Push ·noun An assault or attack; an effort; an attempt; hence, the time or occasion for action.

VII. Push ·vt To press or urge forward; to Drive; to push an objection too far.

VIII. Push ·vt To bear hard upon; to Perplex; to Embarrass.

IX. Push ·noun The faculty of overcoming obstacles; aggressive energy; as, he has push, or he has no push.

X. Push ·vi To make a thrust; to Shove; as, to push with the horns or with a sword.

XI. Push ·vt To Importune; to press with solicitation; to Tease.

XII. Push ·vi To make an advance, attack, or effort; to be energetic; as, a man must push in order to succeed.

XIII. Push ·noun Any thrust. pressure, impulse, or force, or force applied; a shove; as, to give the ball the first push.

XIV. Push ·vt 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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