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push

Definition for push

noun as in physical force

Strongest matches

advance, assault, attack, drive, effort, offensive, thrust

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bearing, blow, butt, charge, driving, energy, exerting, exertion, forcing, impact, jolt, lean, mass, nudge, onset, poke, prod, propulsion, shove, shoving, straining, thrusting, weight

noun as in mental determination

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drive, initiative

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ambition, dynamism, energy, enterprise, get-up-and-go, go, gumption, guts, pep, punch, snap, spunk, starch, vigor, vitality

verb as in thrust, press with force

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accelerate, bump, depress, drive, force, launch, move, nudge, pressure, propel, shift, shove

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budge, bulldoze, butt, crowd, dig, elbow, exert, gore, hustle, impel, jam, jostle, muscle, poke, railroad, ram, shoulder, squash, squeeze, squish, steamroll, stir, strain, strong-arm

Weak matches

bear down, crush against, high-pressure, lie on, make one's way, pour it on, put the arm on, rest on

verb as in incite, urge

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encourage, press, pressure, speed, spur

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browbeat, bulldoze, coerce, constrain, dragoon, expedite, goad, goose, hurry, impel, influence, inspire, jolly, kid, motivate, oblige, persuade, prod, railroad, squeeze, steamroll, strong-arm

Weak matches

bear down, egg on, exert influence, fire up, go to town on, key up, lean on, overpress, pour it on, push around, put the screws to, put up to, sell on, speed up, turn on

verb as in advertise, promote

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Strong matches

hype, plug, propagandize, publicize, puff

Weak matches

cry up, make known

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Example Sentences

Chu struggles to give the burgeoning friendship between Elphaba and Glinda the same thrust as he does the film’s central plot, which has a more momentous push in the movie’s second half.

From Salon

This refrain underscores the growing partisan divide over the legislation’s priorities, with Republicans increasingly pushing for a focus on agriculture and rural development, while Democrats emphasize addressing food insecurity and expanding nutrition assistance programs.

From Salon

She said she would continue to push the issue and that "restitution is a key pillar of any programme of reparative justice".

From BBC

An increase in energy bills helped push up the UK inflation rate, which measures price changes over time, to 2.3% in the year to October, up from 1.7% in September.

From BBC

Does the current ageing squad - with nine over 30s - still have the desire and capability to push again or is it time to start building again?

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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