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Definition push

Etymology 1

From Middle English pushen, poshen, posson, borrowed from Middle French pousser (Modern French pousser) from Old French poulser, from Latin pulsare, frequentative of pellere (past participle pulsus) "to beat, strike". Doublet of pulsate. Displaced native Middle English thrucchen ("to push"; > Modern English thrutch) (from Old English þryccan (“to push”)), Middle English scauten (“to push, thrust”) (from Old Norse skota), Middle English schoven (“to push, shove”) (from Old English scofian), Middle English schuven (“to shove, push”) (from Old English sc?fan, sc?ofan (“to shove, push, thrust”)), Middle English thuden, thudden (“to push, press, thrust”) (from Old English þ?dan, þyddan (“to thrust, press, push”)).

Verb

push (third-person singular simple present pushes, present participle pushing, simple past and past participle pushed)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
  2. (transitive) To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
  3. (transitive) To press or urge forward; to drive.
  4. (transitive) To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
  5. (intransitive) To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.
  6. (informal, transitive) To approach; to come close to.
  7. (intransitive) To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
  8. (intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
  9. To make a higher bid at an auction.
  10. (poker) To make an all-in bet.
  11. (chess, transitive) To move (a pawn) directly forward.
  12. (computing) To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
  13. (computing) To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
  14. (obsolete) To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
  15. To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
  16. (snooker) To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot).
Noun

push (plural pushes)

  1. A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
  2. An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
  3. A great effort (to do something).
  4. An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
  5. (military) 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.
  6. A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
  7. (computing) The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
  8. (Internet, uncountable) The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request, as in server push, push technology.
  9. (chiefly Australia) A particular crowd or throng or people.
  10. (snooker) A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time

Etymology 2

Probably French poche. See pouch.

Noun

push (plural pushes)

  1. (obsolete, Britain, dialectal) A pustule; a pimple.

Results 498 Words with the letters PUSH

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10 letter words with the letters PUSH 
9 letter words with the letters PUSH 
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6 letter words with the letters PUSH 
BUMPHS 18
CHUMPS 18
HUMPHS 17
OUPHES 12
PLUSHY 15
PRAHUS 12
PUJAHS 21
PUNISH 13
PUSHED 13
PUSHER 12
PUSHES 12
PUSHUP 16
PUTSCH 15
SHLUMP 16
SULPHA 13
THUMPS 15
TOPHUS 12
TYPHUS 14
UNSHIP 13
UPPISH 15
UPRUSH 13
UPSHOT 12
WASHUP 15
WHAUPS 15
WHUMPS 18
5 letter words with the letters PUSH 
HUMPS 14
OUPHS 11
PHUTS 11
PLUSH 12
PUSHY 13
WHUPS 14
4 letter words with the letters PUSH 
PUSH 10
3 letter words with the letters PUSH 
HUP 9
PUS 7
SUP 7
UPS 7
2 letter words with the letters PUSH 
SH 4
UH 5
UP 6
US 3

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