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Push
/pʊʃ/
To apply force to move something or someone in a particular direction, typically away from the source of the force.
Synonyms:
shove
thrust
propel
drive
Antonyms:
pull
draw
halt
stop
Examples:
And I fished it out and
pushed
it across.
She felt that her father was
pushing
her too far.
She
pushes
off me freeing my arms.
Etymology:
Derived from the Middle English
pusshen,
adapted from Old French
poussier,
and from Latin
pulsare
meaning
to beat, strike.
Usage Statistics:
135 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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