Overview of noun pushing

The noun pushing has 1 sense

• push, pushing -- (the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise")

Overview of verb push

The verb push has 10 senses

• push, force -- (move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner")


• push, bear on -- (press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate")


• advertise, advertize, promote, push -- (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")


• tug, labor, labour, push, drive -- (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")


• push -- (press against forcefully without moving; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength")


• push, crowd -- (approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty")


• crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate -- (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")


• push -- (sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs")


• push -- (move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward")


• press, push -- (make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman")