[poo
sh] 
| 1. | to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away. |
| 2. | to move (something) in a specified way by exerting force; shove; drive: to push something aside; to push the door open. |
| 3. | to effect or accomplish by thrusting obstacles aside: to push one's way through the crowd. |
| 4. | to cause to extend or project; thrust. |
| 5. | to press or urge to some action or course: His mother pushed him to get a job. |
| 6. | to press (an action, proposal, etc.) with energy and insistence: to push a bill through Congress. |
| 7. | to carry (an action or thing) toward a conclusion or extreme: She pushed the project to completion. |
| 8. | to press the adoption, use, sale, etc., of: to push inferior merchandise on customers. |
| 9. | to press or bear hard upon, as in dealings with someone: The prosecutor pushed him for an answer. |
| 10. | to put into difficulties because of the lack of something specified (usually fol. by for): to be pushed for time. |
| 11. | Slang. to peddle (illicit drugs). |
| 12. | Informal. to be approaching a specific age, speed, or the like: The maestro is pushing ninety-two. |
| 13. | Photography. to modify (film processing) to compensate for underexposure. |
| 14. | to exert a thrusting force upon something. |
| 15. | to use steady force in moving a thing away; shove. |
| 16. | to make one's way with effort or persistence, as against difficulty or opposition. |
| 17. | to extend or project; thrust: The point of land pushed far out into the sea. |
| 18. | to put forth vigorous or persistent efforts. |
| 19. | Slang. to sell illicit drugs. |
| 20. | to move on being pushed: a swinging door that pushes easily. |
| 21. | the act of pushing; a shove or thrust. |
| 22. | a contrivance or part to be pushed in order to operate a mechanism. |
| 23. | a vigorous onset or effort. |
| 24. | a determined advance against opposition, obstacles, etc. |
| 25. | a vigorous and determined military attack or campaign: The big push began in April. |
| 26. | the pressure of circumstances, activities, etc. |
| 27. | Informal. persevering energy; enterprise. |
| 28. | Informal. a crowd or company of people. |
| 29. | British. dismissal from a job; sack. |
| 30. | Australian Slang. a gang of hoodlums. |
| 31. | push around, to treat contemptuously and unfairly; bully: She's not the kind of person who can be pushed around. |
| 32. | push off, Informal. to go away; depart: We stopped at Denver for the night and were ready to push off again the following morning. |
| 33. | push on, to press forward; continue; proceed: The pioneers, despite overwhelming obstacles, pushed on across the plains. |
| 34. | push one's luck. luck (def. 12). |
| 35. | when or if push comes to shove, when or if matters are ultimately confronted or resolved; when or if a problem must be faced; in a crucial situation: If push comes to shove, the government will impose quotas on imports. |