[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

push \push\, n. probably f. poche. see pouch.
   a pustule; a pimple. obs. or prov. eng. --bacon.
   1913 webster
see also:
pouch 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

push \push\, v. t. imp.  p. p. pushed; p. pr.  vb. n.
   pushing. oe. possen, pussen, f. pousser, fr. l. pulsare,
   v. intens. fr. pellere, pulsum, to beat, knock, push. see
   pulse a beating, and cf. pursy.
   1. to press against with force; to drive or impel by
      pressure; to endeavor to drive by steady pressure, without
      striking; -- opposed to draw.
      1913 webster

            sidelong had pushed a mountain from his seat.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. to thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
      1913 webster

            if the ox shall push a manservant or maidservant, .
            . . the ox shall be stoned.           --ex. xxi. 32.
      1913 webster

   3. to press or urge forward; to drive; to push an objection
      too far. " to push his fortune." --dryden.
      1913 webster

            ambition pushes the soul to such actions as are apt
            to procure honor to the actor.        --spectator.
      1913 webster

            we are pushed for an answer.          --swift.
      1913 webster

   4. to bear hard upon; to perplex; to embarrass.
      1913 webster

   5. to importune; to press with solicitation; to tease.
      1913 webster

   to push down, to overthrow by pushing or impulse.
      1913 webster
see also:
pushed pushing pulse pursy draw to push down 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

push \push\, n.
   1. a thrust with a pointed instrument, or with the end of a
      thing.
      1913 webster

   2. any thrust. pressure, impulse, or force, or force applied;
      a shove; as, to give the ball the first push.
      1913 webster

   3. an assault or attack; an effort; an attempt; hence, the
      time or occasion for action.
      1913 webster

            exact reformation is not perfected at the first
            push.                                 --milton.
      1913 webster

            when it comes to the push, 'tis no more than talk.
                                                  --l' estrange.
      1913 webster

   4. the faculty of overcoming obstacles; aggressive energy;
      as, he has push, or he has no push.
      1913 webster colloq.
      1913 webster

   syn: see thrust.
        1913 webster
see also:
thrust 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

push \push\, v. i.
   1. to make a thrust; to shove; as, to push with the horns or
      with a sword. --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. to make an advance, attack, or effort; to be energetic;
      as, a man must push in order to succeed.
      1913 webster

            at the time of the end shall the kind of the south
            push at him and the king of the north shall come
            against him.                          --dan. xi. 40.
      1913 webster

            war seemed asleep for nine long years; at length
            both sides resolved to push, we tried our strength.
                                                  --dryden.
      1913 webster

   3. to burst pot, as a bud or shoot.
      1913 webster

   to push on, to drive or urge forward; to hasten.
      1913 webster

            the rider pushed on at a rapid pace.  --sir w.
                                                  scott.
      1913 webster
see also:
to push on 

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

push \push\, n.
   a crowd; a company or clique of associates; a gang. slang
   webster 1913 suppl.

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

push
     n 1: the act of applying force in order to move something away;
          "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good
          exercise" syn: pushing
     2: the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the
        walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines" syn:
        thrust
     3: enterprising or ambitious drive; "europeans often laugh at
        american energy" syn: energy, get-up-and-go
     4: an electrical switch operated by pressing a button; "the
        elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside
        the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" syn: push button,
         button
     5: an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"
     v 1: move with force, "he pushed the table into a corner" syn: force
          ant: pull
     2: press, drive, or impel someone to action or completion of
        an action; "he pushed her to finish her doctorate" syn: bear
        on
     3: 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" syn: advertise,
         advertize, promote
     4: 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" syn: tug, labor, labour, drive
     5: press against forcefully without being able to move; "she
        pushed against the wall with all her strength"
     6: approach a certain age or speed; "she is pushing fifty"
        syn: 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"; "she is crusading for women's rights"; "the dean
        is pushing for his favorite candidate" syn: 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: 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"
         syn: press
see also:
pushing thrust energy get-up-and-go push button button 
force pull bear on advertise advertize 
promote tug labor labour drive 
crowd crusade fight press campaign 
agitate 

[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

448 moby thesaurus words for "push":
   accelerate, actuate, advance, advance against, advance upon,
   adventuresomeness, adventurousness, advertise, advocate,
   aggrandize, aggravated assault, aggression, aggressiveness,
   ambition, ambitiousness, amperage, amphibious attack,
   apply pressure, armed assault, armipotence, ask, assailing,
   assailment, assault, attack, augment, authority, badger, ballyhoo,
   bang, banzai attack, bear, bear down upon, bear upon, bearing,
   beat it, beef, beef up, beg, beset, besiege, black power,
   black-market, black-marketeer, blandish, blitz, blitzkrieg, boost,
   bootleg, bowl, breakthrough, browbeat, brush aside, brush off,
   brute force, buck, bug, build, bull, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag,
   bump, bump against, bunch, bundle, bunt, burden, bustle, butt,
   butt against, buttonhole, cajole, call on, call upon, campaign,
   charge, charisma, circle, climacteric, clout, clutch, coax, coerce,
   cogence, cogency, compel, compound, compulsion, constrain,
   constraint, continue, convergence of events, counterattack,
   counteroffensive, coup de main, cow, cram, crippling attack,
   crisis, critical juncture, critical point, crossroads, crowd,
   crucial period, crunch, crush, dash, dead set at, deny, depart,
   depress, descent on, determination, die trying, dig, dint,
   dismissal, dispatch, diversion, diversionary attack, domineer,
   dragoon, drive, drive on, driving force, drove, dun, duress,
   dynamism, eagerness, effect, effectiveness, effectuality, effort,
   egg on, elbow, emergency, encourage, energy, enlarge, enterprise,
   enterprisingness, enthusiasm, entreat, exert pressure, exhort,
   exigency, expand, expedite, extremity, fence, fire, flank,
   flank attack, flower power, foray, force, force majeure,
   forcefulness, forge ahead, forward, frontal attack, full blast,
   full force, gas, gas attack, get, get moving, get-up-and-get,
   get-up-and-go, getup, ginger, go, go ahead, go all out, go away,
   go slow, go-ahead, go-getting, go-to-itiveness, goad, group,
   gumption, harass, haste, hasten, hasten on, head, head-on attack,
   hie on, high-pressure, hinge, hit the road, horde, hound, hunch,
   hurry, hurry along, hurry on, hurry up, hurtle, hustle, hustle up,
   hype, impel, impetus, importune, impulse, impulsion, incentive,
   inch forward, incitation, incite, incitement, incursion, induce,
   infiltrate, infiltration, influence, initiative, insist,
   insist upon, instigation, intimidate, invasion, jab, jam, jawbone,
   jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, kick, launch, launch an attack, leave,
   light out, lightning attack, lightning war, lobby, lot, magnify,
   main force, main strength, make, make things hum, mana,
   march against, march upon, mass attack, megadeath, might,
   might and main, mightiness, mobilize, moonshine, motivate,
   motive power, mount an attack, move, moxie, muddle through,
   mugging, multitude, muscle power, nag, nag at, notice, nudge,
   offense, offensive, onset, onslaught, open an offensive,
   overburden, overkill, oversell, overstrain, overtax,
   panzer warfare, pass, pedal, peddle, pep, pepper, persuade, pester,
   pile drive, pinch, piss and vinegar, pizzazz, plague, plead with,
   plug, ply, poke, pole, poop, potence, potency, potentiality, power,
   power pack, power structure, power struggle, powerfulness,
   precipitate, prepotency, press, press forward, press on, pressure,
   proceed, prod, productiveness, productivity, promote, prompt,
   propagandize, propel, propellant, propelling, propelment,
   propulsion, publicize, puff, puissance, pull, pulsion, punch,
   push forward, push off, push on, push through, pushfulness,
   pushiness, pushing, pushingness, quicken, raid, railroad,
   railroad through, ram, ram down, rash impulse, rattle, rebuff,
   recommend, reject, roll, rouse, row, rub, run, run against, run at,
   rush, rush along, sail away, sally, scram, scramble, set,
   set in motion, shake, shock tactics, shoot ahead, shoulder, shove,
   shove off, shoving, shunt, sinew, skedaddle, snap, soft-soap,
   sortie, speed, speed along, speed up, spirit, spunk, spur, squab,
   squash, squeeze, squish, stampede, starch, steam, step lively,
   stimulate, strain, strait, strength, stress, strike, strong arm,
   superiority, superpower, sweep, sweep along, sweet-talk, take off,
   tamp, tax, tease, the boot, the sack, throng, thrust, torment,
   treadle, troll, trundle, try, try again, try and try, try hard,
   turn, turning point, tyrannize, unprovoked assault,
   up-and-comingness, urge, urgency, validity, vehemence,
   venturesomeness, venturousness, verve, vigor, vim, virility,
   virtue, virulence, vitality, walking papers, wattage, weight,
   wheedle, whip, whip along, work on, zeal, zing, zip

[8] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

push from the operation that puts the current information on a stack,
   and the fact that procedure return addresses are saved on a stack also
   push /push/ or pushj /push'j/, the latter based on the pdp-10 procedure
   call instruction. 1. to put something onto a stack or pdl. if one
   says that something has been pushed onto one's stack, it means that the
   damoclean list of things hanging over ones's head has grown longer and
   heavier yet. this may also imply that one will deal with it _before_
   other pending items; otherwise one might say that the thing was `added
   to my queue'. 2. vi. to enter upon a digression, to save the current
   discussion for later. antonym of pop; see also stack, pdl.


see also:
stack pdl pop 

[9] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

push
     
        1.  to put something onto a stack or pdl.
     
        opposite: "pop".
     
        2.  push media.
     
        jargon file
     
        1997-04-10
     
     
see also:
stack pdl pop push media jargon file 

[10] : THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)

push, n.  one of the two things mainly conducive to success,
especially in politics.  the other is pull.

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