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1. The act of applying force in order to move something away
   "the pushing is good exercise";
   - push

1. Move with force
   "He pushed the table into a corner";
   - force
    
2. Press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
   "He pushed her to finish her doctorate";
   - bear on
    
3. Make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
   "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model";
   - advertise, advertize [US, non-standard], promote, flack [N. Amer, informal]
    
4. Strive and make an effort to reach a goal
   "We have to push a little to make the deadline!";
   - tug, labor [US], labour [Brit, Cdn], drive, plow [US], plough on [Brit], plow on [US], plough [Brit], sweat
    
5. Press against forcefully without moving
   "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"
    
6. Approach a certain age or speed
   "She is pushing fifty";
   - 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"; "The Dean is pushing for his favourite candidate";
   - crusade, fight, press, campaign, agitate
    
8. (crime) 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";
    - press
     
11. (programming) add an item to the top of a stack

Derived forms: pushings

See also: force out, forced, rout out

Type of: actuation, approach, come near, come on, deal, displace, draw close, draw near, exhort, fight, go, go up, locomote, move, near, praise, press, propulsion, sell, struggle, trade, travel, urge, urge on

Encyclopedia: Pushing, Tajikistan