push something on (to) somebody
1push — push1 W2S1 [puʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(button/switch)¦ 3¦(try to get past)¦ 4¦(encourage)¦ 5¦(persuade)¦ 6¦(change)¦ 7¦(increase/decrease)¦ 8¦(army)¦ 9¦(advertise)¦ 10¦(drugs)¦ …
2push back — I noun the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw • Syn: ↑rollback • Hypernyms: ↑offense, ↑offence, ↑offensive II verb cause to move back by force or influence …
3push aside — verb 1. push out of the way (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑push away • Hypernyms: ↑push, ↑force • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s …
4push — ▪ I. push push 1 [pʊʆ] verb [transitive] 1. to work hard to persuade people to buy more of a product, for example by advertising it a lot: • Our sales staff will be pushing the new model hard. • IBM will use its huge sales force to push this… …
5push away — verb push out of the way (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑push aside • Hypernyms: ↑push, ↑force • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody …
6push out — verb push to thrust outward • Syn: ↑obtrude, ↑thrust out • Derivationally related forms: ↑obtrusive (for: ↑obtrude) • Hypernyms: ↑push, ↑ …
7push on — verb continue moving forward • Syn: ↑press on, ↑plough on • Hypernyms: ↑advance, ↑progress, ↑pass on, ↑move on, ↑march on, ↑go on …
8push somebody for something — ˈpush for sth | ˈpush sb for sth derived to repeatedly ask for sth or try to make sth happen because you think it is very important • The pressure group is pushing for a ban on GM foods. • I m going to have to push you for an answer. Main entry:… …
9push up — verb 1. push upward (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑push, ↑force • Hyponyms: ↑uplift, ↑boost up • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …
10push down — verb cause to come or go down (Freq. 1) The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet • Syn: ↑down, ↑knock down, ↑cut down, ↑pull down …
