transitive verb

1. 1. to exert pressure or force against, esp. so as to move
   2. to move in this way
   3. to thrust, shove, or drive (up, down, in, out, etc.)
2. 1. to urge on; impel; press
   2. to follow up vigorously; promote (a campaign, claim, etc.)
   3. to extend or expand (business activities, etc.)
3. to bring into a critical state; esp., to make critically in need to be pushed for time
4. to urge or promote the use, sale, success, etc. of
5. ☆ Informal to be near or close to pushing seventy years of age
6. ☆ Baseball, Golf to hit (the ball) and make it go to the right or, if one is left-handed, to the left

Etymology: ME posshen < MFr pousser < OFr poulser < L pulsare, to beat < pulsus: see pulse

intransitive verb

1. to press against a thing so as to move it
2. to put forth great effort, as in seeking advancement
3. to move forward against opposition
4. to move by being pushed

noun

1. the act of pushing
2. a thing to be pushed so as to work a mechanism
3. a vigorous effort, campaign, etc.
4. an advance against opposition
5. pressure of affairs or of circumstances
6. an emergency
7. Informal aggressiveness; enterprise; drive