noun
shove, force, bearing, propulsion, drive, exertion, weight, straining, putting forth one's strength, shoving, thrusting, forcing, driving, exerting of pressure, lean, inducement, kinetic energy, mass, potential, reserve, impact, blow; see also pressure 1, thrust 3.
verb
To press against
thrust, shove, butt, crowd, gore, ram, crush against, bear against, jostle, push out of one's way, bear on, lie on, shoulder, elbow, struggle, strain, exert, contend, set one's shoulder to, rest one's weight on, put forth one's strength; see also force 1.
To move by pushing
impel, accelerate, drive onward, launch, start, set in motion, put in motion, actuate, push forward, shift, start going, start rolling, budge, stir, inch along, shove along; see also drive 3, propel.
To promote
advance, expedite, urge; see promote 1.
*To sell illegally
deal in, sell under the counter, blackmarket, bootleg, moonshine; see also sell 1.
See push in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
Antonym: pull
See push in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
To exert pressure:
To force to move or advance with or as if with blows or pressure:
To cause to stick out:
To force one's way into a place or situation:
To do or achieve by forcing obstacles out of one's way:
To make known vigorously the positive features of (a product):
To engage in the illicit sale of (narcotics):
To move or proceed away from a place:
To move along a particular course:
An act or instance of using force so as to propel ahead:
An organized effort to accomplish a purpose:
Something that causes and encourages a given response:
An aggressive readiness along with energy to undertake taxing efforts:
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