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What is the verb for push?

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push
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
  2. (transitive) To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
  3. (transitive) To press or urge forward; to drive.
  4. (transitive) To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
  5. (informal, transitive) To approach; to come close to.
  6. (intransitive) To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
  7. (intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
  8. To make a higher bid at an auction.
  9. (poker) To make an all-in bet.
  10. (chess, transitive) To move (a pawn) directly forward.
  11. (computing) To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
  12. (computing) To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
  13. (obsolete) To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
  14. To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
  15. (snooker) To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot)
  16. Synonyms:
      17. shove, drive, force, thrust, bump, press, propel, bulldoze, impel, jostle, heave, move, plunge, shoot, budge, bundle, hustle, bore, prod, steamroll, strike, knock, manhandle, rush, boost, elbow, poke, shift, squeeze, butt, crash, nudge, railroad, bull, jam, jolt, hit, ram, send, muscle, shoulder, stick, sweep, crush against, launch into, move forward, press on, push aside, push forward, push hard … more
  17. Examples:
      18. “We had to push the heavy door with all of our might to open it.”
      “My parents would push me to learn a musical instrument when I was younger.”
      “Do you promise that you're not trying to take advantage of me somehow, and that you'll stop trying to push me into doing things?”
pushing
  1. present participle of push
  2. Dealing illicit drugs, especially to minors.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. boring, bulldozing, bulling, forcing, driving, elbowing, jostling, shoving, crashing, pressing, thrusting, muscling, railroading, ramming, squeezing, steamrollering, jamming, shouldering, nudging, hitting, bumping, poking, striking, exerting pressure on, bearing down on, mashing, depressing, tapping, touching, holding, jabbing, squishing, squashing, inching, threading, barreling, barging, barrelling, pressing down, pushing down, holding down, straining, winding, goring, ploughing, digging, struggling, jockeying, working, propelling … more
pushes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of push
  2. Synonyms:
      3. shoves, drives, forces, thrusts, bumps, presses, propels, bulldozes, impels, jostles, heaves, moves, plunges, shoots, budges, bundles, hustles, bores, prods, steamrolls, strikes, knocks, manhandles, rushes, boosts, elbows, pokes, shifts, squeezes, butts, crashes, nudges, railroads, bulls, jams, jolts, hits, rams, sends, muscles, shoulders, sticks, sweeps, crushes against, launches into, moves forward, presses on, pushes aside, pushes forward, pushes hard … more
pusheth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of push
pushest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of push
pusht
  1. (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of push
  2. Examples:
      3. “The fruit is widely produced in Andar Dara, Pusht Koh, Qala Kah, Pushrod, Gulistan districts and the provincial capital, Farah city.”
pushed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of push
  2. Synonyms:
      3. determined, drove, impelled, induced, inspired, motivated, caused, coerced, compelled, encouraged, forced, goaded, influenced, instigated, led, mobilized, moved, obliged, persuaded, pressed, prompted, propelled, spurred, conditioned, directed, emboldened, enthused, envigorated, galvanised, galvanized, inclined, invigorated, mobilised, predisposed, prodded, provoked, roused, sparked, triggered, urged, actuated, imposed on, incited, made, spurred on, stimulated, oriented, helped, aided, assisted … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “She waited for her receipt and then I wished her a good day as she pushed her cart toward the exit.”
      “Today they pushed through the special-interest bankruptcy bill, punishing the very poorest members of society.”
      “She pushed a button, and a large flight of stairs descended from the ship to the ground.”
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