Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: push
IPA transcription: [p'ʊʃ]
Pronunciations of push
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: push, pushing
    Meaning: the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"
  • Synonyms: push, thrust
    Meaning: the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: push, force
    Meaning: move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
  • Synonyms: push, bear_on
    Meaning: press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
  • Synonyms: advertise, advertize, promote, push
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: tug, labor, labour, push, drive
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: push
    Meaning: press against forcefully without moving; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"
  • Synonyms: push, crowd
    Meaning: approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"
Usage examples
  • They must push on at once.
  • Why push myself forward again?"
  • Good Heavens, why don't we push on?"
  • But we've got to push and push hard."
  • From that point push straight up to the summit.
  • Man, what you need is not sympathy, but a push.
  • In other cases we push our observation farther.
  • Do not push the door open, for it is not locked!"
  • The monkey gave the image of wax a push with his body.
  • Somebody gave me a push that has hurt it, I am afraid."
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Space Race, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Space elevator, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Podcast, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Big Bang, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George W. Bush, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording BDSM, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Aggie Bonfire, License CC BY-SA 4.0