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Push (?), n. [Probably F. poche. See Pouch.] A pustule; a pimple. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Bacon.
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Push, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pushed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Pushing.] [OE. possen, pussen, F. pousser, fr. L. pulsare, v. intens. fr. pellere, pulsum, to beat, knock, push. See Pulse a beating, and cf. Pursy.]
1. To press against with force; to drive or impel by pressure; to endeavor to drive by steady pressure, without striking; -- opposed to draw.
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Sidelong had pushed a mountain from his seat. Milton.
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2. To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
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If the ox shall push a manservant or maidservant, . . . the ox shall be stoned. Ex. xxi. 32.
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3. To press or urge forward; to drive; to push an objection too far. “ To push his fortune.” Dryden.
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Ambition pushes the soul to such actions as are apt to procure honor to the actor. Spectator.
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We are pushed for an answer. Swift.
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4. To bear hard upon; to perplex; to embarrass.
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5. To importune; to press with solicitation; to tease.
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To push down, to overthrow by pushing or impulse.
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Push, v. i.
1. To make a thrust; to shove; as, “to push with the horns or with a sword”. Shak.
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2. To make an advance, attack, or effort; to be energetic; as, “a man must push in order to succeed”.
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At the time of the end shall the kind of the south push at him and the king of the north shall come against him. Dan. xi. 40.
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War seemed asleep for nine long years; at length
Both sides resolved to push, we tried our strength. Dryden.
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3. To burst pot, as a bud or shoot.
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To push on, to drive or urge forward; to hasten.
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The rider pushed on at a rapid pace. Sir W. Scott.
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Push, n.
1. A thrust with a pointed instrument, or with the end of a thing.
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2. Any thrust. pressure, impulse, or force, or force applied; a shove; as, “to give the ball the first push”.
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3. An assault or attack; an effort; an attempt; hence, the time or occasion for action.
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Exact reformation is not perfected at the first push. Milton.
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When it comes to the push, 'tis no more than talk. L' Estrange.
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4. The faculty of overcoming obstacles; aggressive energy; as, “he has push, or he has no push”.
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[Colloq.]
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Syn. -- See Thrust.
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Push, n. A crowd; a company or clique of associates; a gang. [Slang]
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