v. |
[1] |
thrust
,
shove
,
drive
,
move
,
set in motion
,
get moving
,
propel
,
press
|
[2] |
press
,
depress
|
[3] |
shove
,
thrust
,
elbow
,
shoulder
,
force
,
jostle
,
nudge
|
[4] |
urge
,
encourage
,
press
,
induce
,
ask
,
persuade
,
get
,
egg on
,
press
,
prod
,
spur
,
goad
,
rouse
,
prompt
,
incite
,
move
,
motivate
,
stimulate
,
influence
,
impel
,
make
,
compel
,
force
,
dragoon
,
coerce
,
constrain
,
badger
,
hound
,
pester
,
harass
,
plague
,
nag
,
browbeat
,
beg
,
importune
,
entreat
|
[5] |
force
,
strain
,
overstrain
,
tax
,
overtax
,
burden
,
overburden
|
[6] |
promote
,
force
,
publicize
,
advertise
,
boost
,
propagandize
,
puff
,
(Colloq) plug
,
(Slang) ballyhoo
,
hype
|
[7] |
push about/around
,
bear on
,
intimidate
,
bully
,
cow
,
domineer
,
tyrannize
,
bullyrag
,
torment
,
force
,
coerce
|
[8] |
push away
,
advertise
,
advertize
,
reject
,
deny
,
promote
,
brush off/aside
,
give (someone) the cold shoulder
,
rebuff
,
distance oneself from
|
[9] |
push off
,
tug
,
labor
,
shove off
,
sail away/off leave
,
labour
,
drive
,
depart
,
go away
,
(Colloq) light out
,
take off
,
hit the road
,
skedaddle
,
scram
,
make oneself scarce
,
(Slang) beat it
|
[10] |
push on/forward/along
,
move onwards/onward/ahead/forward
,
continue
,
proceed
,
advance
,
press on/onwards/onward
|
[11] |
push through
,
crowd
,
force
,
press
,
(Colloq) railroad
|
[12] |
push (up) daisies
,
crusade
,
be dead (and buried)
,
fight
,
be six feet under
,
press
,
campaign
,
agitate
|
[13] |
press
|
|
n. |
[1] |
pushing
|
[2] |
thrust
|
[3] |
energy
,
get-up-and-go
|
[4] |
push button
,
button
|
[5] |
shove
,
thrust
,
nudge
|
[6] |
effort
,
energy
,
dynamism
,
drive
,
force
,
enterprise
,
ambition
,
vigour
,
determination
,
initiative
,
eagerness
,
spirit
,
enthusiasm
,
zeal
,
verve
,
(Colloq) get-up-and-go
,
zing
,
zip
,
gumption
,
go
|
[7] |
campaign
,
attack
,
assault
,
advance
,
offensive
,
charge
,
onslaught
,
foray
,
sortie
,
invasion
,
incursion
,
raid
,
sally
,
blitzkrieg
,
blitz
,
strike
|
[8] |
the push
,
dismissal
,
notice
,
(Colloq) marching orders
,
(Mainly Brit) the sack
,
the boot
,
(Mainly US/Canadian) walking papers
,
a pink slip
|
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