push
/pʊʃ/ v [I/T] (USE FORCE AGAINST)Definition
› to put a continuing force against something to cause it to move forward or away from you: [I] We should be able to move this table if we both push together. [T] She pushed her plate away. › To push is also to cause something to move or change in a stated direction: [M] Rising demand tends to push prices up.
(Definition of push v (USE FORCE AGAINST) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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