1. To apply pressure against for the purpose of moving: push a shopping cart through the aisles of a market.

2. To move (an object) by exerting force against it; thrust or shove.

3. To force (one's way): We pushed our way through the crowd.

4. To urge forward or urge insistently; pressure: push a child to study harder.

5. To bear hard upon; press.

6. To exert downward pressure on (a button or keyboard, for example); press.

7. To extend or enlarge: push society past the frontier.

8. Informal To approach in age: is pushing 40 and still hasn't settled down.

9. Slang

   1. To promote or sell (a product): The author pushed her latest book by making appearances in bookstores.

   2. To sell (a narcotic) illegally: push drugs.

10. Sports To hit (a ball) in the direction toward the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the right of a right-handed player.

1. To exert outward pressure or force against something.

2. To advance despite difficulty or opposition; press forward.

3. To expend great or vigorous effort.

1. The act of pushing; thrust: gave the door a swift push.

2. A vigorous or insistent effort toward an end; a drive: a push to democracy.

3. A provocation to action; a stimulus.

4. Informal Persevering energy; enterprise.

Synonyms: These verbs mean to press against something in order to move it forward or aside: push a baby carriage; wind propelling a sailboat; shove a tray across a table; thrust the package into her hand. See Also Synonyms at campaign.

Antonym: pull

1. n.
   an excellent thing. (See also doosie.) : I want a daisy of a haircut. Something unusual with bangs or something.