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. Press against forcefully without moving
   "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"
    
5. Move strenuously and with effort
   "The crowd pushed forward"
    
6. 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], sweat, plough on [Brit], plough [Brit], plow on [US]
    
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. Sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
   "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"
    
9. Approach a certain age or speed
   "She is pushing fifty";
   - crowd
    
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
    "The function pushes the new element onto the stack"

Derived forms: pushings

See also: crowd out, drive out, forced, plough on

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

Encyclopedia: Pushing, Tajikistan