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You're listening to Joanna
She has an American accent.
NGSL Rank: 866
push
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Meanings
verb
- exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself.E.g. she pushed her glass towards him
- move forward by using force to pass people or cause them to move aside.E.g. she pushed her way through the crowded streets
- compel or urge (someone) to do something, especially to work hard.E.g. she believed he was pushing their daughter too hard
- promote the use, sale, or acceptance of.E.g. the company has been pushing a document management system
- prepare (a stack) to receive a piece of data on the top.
- develop (a film) so as to compensate for deliberate underexposure.E.g. some films can be pushed during processing
noun
- an act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself.E.g. he closed the door with a push
- a vigorous effort to do or obtain something.E.g. many clubs are joining in the fund-raising push
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