push

push is on the Basic English 850 List.

purpose - push - put

push is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

purpose - push - put

Pronunciation

• enPR: po͝osh, IPA ^(key): pʊʃ
• SAMPA: /pUS/

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Verb

Plain form push

Third-person singular pushes

Past tense pushed

Past participle pushed

Present participle pushing

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you push something, you touch it with a force away from your body.
   • Antonym: pull

   You have to push that door quite hard before it will open.

   If you push this button, the machine will stop.

Noun

Singular push

Plural pushes

1. (countable) A push is the act of touching something with a force away from your body.

   My car won't move. Can you give me a push?