Definition of Push

Babylon English Dictionary
shove, thrust; urge, prod; apply pressure; promote an initiative; sell drugs
act of shoving or thrusting; shove, thrust; application of pressure; assault, attack; initiative, enterprise; help
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Push Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
English-Latin Online Dictionary
pulsus
Push Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(v. t.)
To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
  
(v. t.)
To press or urge forward; to drive; to push an objection too far.
  
(v. t.)
To press against with force; to drive or impel by pressure; to endeavor to drive by steady pressure, without striking; -- opposed to draw.
  
(v. t.)
To importune; to press with solicitation; to tease.
  
(v. t.)
To bear hard upon; to perplex; to embarrass.
  
(v. i.)
To make an advance, attack, or effort; to be energetic; as, a man must push in order to succeed.
  
(v. i.)
To make a thrust; to shove; as, to push with the horns or with a sword.
  
(v. i.)
To burst pot, as a bud or shoot.
  
(n.)
The faculty of overcoming obstacles; aggressive energy; as, he has push, or he has no push.
  
(n.)
Any thrust. pressure, impulse, or force, or force applied; a shove; as, to give the ball the first push.
  
(n.)
An assault or attack; an effort; an attempt; hence, the time or occasion for action.
  
(n.)
A thrust with a pointed instrument, or with the end of a thing.
  
(n.)
A pustule; a pimple.
  
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
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push
\push\, n. a crowd; a company or clique of associates; a gang. [slang]
push
\push\, n.
1. a thrust with a pointed instrument, or with the end of a thing.
2. any thrust. pressure, impulse, or force, or force applied; a shove; as, to give the ball the first push.
3. an assault or attack; an effort; an attempt; hence, the time or occasion for action. exact reformation is not perfected at the first push. when it comes to the push, 'tis no more than talk. --l' estrange.
4. the faculty of overcoming obstacles; aggressive energy; as, he has push, or he has no push. [colloq.]


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 push-down list 
 push back 
 push button 
 push down 
 push around 
 push aside 
 push away 
 to push down 
 to push on 
 push-down store 
 push up 
 push-down storage 
 push forward 
 push media 
 push out 
The Phrase Finder
Meaning
Go to the limits of known performance.
Origin
Originated with aeroplane industry where the limits of a plane's performance were marked on a two-dimensional graph. The envelope is the area of the graph that indicates safe usage. In use since the late 1970s.
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JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Engwth = n. a push, a. sudden
Erth = n. an effort, a push
Eryf = n. impulsion, a push
Esu = v. to push away
Goliniaw = to push with the knee
Gwth = n. a push, a thrust
Gwthio = v. to push, to thrust
Gyrthio = v. to touch; to push
Her = n. a push; a challenge
Hergod = n. a push, a thrust
Hergwd = n. a push, a shove
Hergyd = n. a quick push
Hers = n. a sharp push; a flout
Hupynt = n. a brunt; a shock; a push; a metre so called
Hwb = n. a push; an effort; a lift
Hwch = n. a push, a thrust, a show
Hwp = n. an effort, a pull, a push
Hwpio = v. to pull, to tug, to push
Hwrdd = a push, a thrust; a butt; an onset; a ram
Hwtio = v. to push off; to hoot
Hychiaw = v. to push, to thrust
Hyrddawd = n. impulsion, push
Hyrddu = v. to push, to impel, to butt; to make assault
Orn = n. a start; push; threat
Pwtro = v. to push, to poke
Trewydd = n. push forward
Wfft = n. a push off, a flight, interj. fie, for shame
Wst = n. a thrust, a push; a gust
Ymwthio = v. to push one's self; to push mutually
Ysgwd = n. a push; a jet; a stile
The Devil's Dictionary
Push, (n.)

One of the two things mainly conducive to success, especially in politics. The other is Pull.
  
The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, 1911 (About)
Shakespeare Words
attack, onset
Australian Slang
1. gang of ruffians, louts; 2. place excessive or dangerous strain on: “You're pushing your luck”; 3. sell illegal drugs; 4. push (an age) - get close to a specified age: “pushing 30”; “he's pushing 40”
be getting close to a specified age: “pushing 30”; “he's pushing 40”
be exorbitant in one's demands
leave; go away
1. said about a job that has not much chance; 2. attempt the impossible
extend beyond the normally accepted bounds; take ideas, art, music, life, etc. to an extreme
be dead and buried
have a sleep
bicycle
dismissal; rejection; sack: “She gave him the push”
WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"
(synonym) pushing
(hypernym) propulsion, actuation
(hyponym) depression
(derivation) press
2. the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
(synonym) thrust
(hypernym) force
(derivation) press
3. enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy"
(synonym) energy, get-up-and-go
(hypernym) drive
(hyponym) second wind
(derivation) crusade, fight, press, campaign, agitate
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"
(synonym) push button, button
(hypernym) switch, electric switch, electrical switch
(hyponym) bell push
(part-holonym) push-button radio
5. an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"
(hypernym) progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion
(derivation) bear on

Verb
1. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
(synonym) force
(antonym) pull, draw, force
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) nudge, poke at, prod
(entail) press
(derivation) thrust
2. press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
(synonym) bear on
(hypernym) urge, urge on, press, exhort
(hyponym) nudge
(verb-group) tug, labor, labour, drive
(derivation) energy, get-up-and-go
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"
(synonym) advertise, advertize, promote
(hypernym) praise
(hyponym) propagandize, propagandise
(verb-group) crusade, fight, press, campaign, agitate
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"
(synonym) tug, labor, labour, drive
(hypernym) fight, struggle
(hyponym) strive, reach, strain
(see-also) press on, push on, plough on
(verb-group) bear on
(derivation) energy, get-up-and-go
5. press against forcefully without being able to move; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"
(hypernym) press
(verb-group) force
(derivation) pushing
6. approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"
(synonym) crowd
(hypernym) approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
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"
(synonym) crusade, fight, press, campaign, agitate
(hypernym) advertise, advertize, promote
(verb-group) advertise, advertize, promote
(derivation) energy, get-up-and-go
8. sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs"
(hypernym) deal, sell, trade
(derivation) pusher, drug peddler, peddler, drug dealer, drug trafficker
(classification) crime, law-breaking
9. move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(derivation) pushing
10. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
(synonym) press
(hypernym) force
(derivation) thrust
Push Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Internet PR glossary
Internet content delivery mechanism where the provider of information designates a recipient and delivers the information. An example is e-mail. Contrast with pull.
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Push Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Dictionary of Automotive Terms
A colloquial term for understeer .
ICAO aircraft designation codes
PRESCOTT Pusher L1P L
Push Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
JDK Doc(JAVA)
- Method in class java.awt.EventQueue 
public void push (EventQueue  newEventQueue)
Replace the existing EventQueue with the specified one. Any pending events are transferred to the new EventQueue for processing by it.Parameters: an - EventQueue (or subclass thereof) instance to be used.See Also:  pop()
- Method in class java.util.Stack 
public Object push (Object  item)
Pushes an item onto the top of this stack. This has exactly the same effect as: Parameters: item - the item to be pushed onto this stack.Returns: the item argument.See Also:  Vector.addElement(java.lang.Object)
Jargon File
[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.
Internet Glossary
(1) In client/server applications, to send data to a client without the client requesting it. The World Wide Web is based on a pull technology where the client browser must request a Web page before it is sent. Broadcast media, on the other hand, are push technologies because they send information out regardless of whether anyone is tuned in.
Increasingly, companies are using the Internet to deliver information push-style. One of the most successful examples of this is PointCast, which delivers customized news to users' desktops.

Probably the oldest and most widely used push technology is e-mail. This is a push technology because you receive mail whether you ask for it or not -- that is, the sender pushes the message to the receiver.
(2) In programming, to place a data item onto a stack. The opposite of push is pop, which means to remove an object from a stack.

INTERNET TERMS&ACRONYMSV1.0
The tecnology that puts pre-selected content directly on your computer screen from the internet without your need to browse
Push Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
A push is an applied force intended to drive or impel.

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Rainbow/PUSH is a non-profit organization formed as a merger of two non-profit organizations — Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) and the National Rainbow Coalition — founded by Jesse Jackson. The organizations pursue social justice, civil rights and political activism.

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Push Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
Worldgolf
A ball that goes to the right of the target with very little or no curving for a right handed player. Or the converse for a left-handed player. As opposed to "pull"
Push Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
Gamblers Glossary
Tie. Neither side wins and all money is returned to the bettors.
Wagering/Betting Terms Glossary
Tie
gambling
(Blackjack): is a tie hand between a dealer and a player, and no money change hands. A push occurs when both and the dealer have unbusted hands with the same total points.
Blackjack Glossary
Same as tie. Player's hand equals dealer's, assuming neither has 21. No money changes hands.
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