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push
1. To apply pressure against something for the purpose of moving it.
2. To move (an object) by exerting force against it; to thrust or to shove.
3. To force (one's way): "He had to push his way through the crowd."
4. To urge forward or to urge insistently; to pressure: "The physical trainer had to push the group to try harder."
5. To exert downward pressure on something; such as, a button or a keyboard; to press.
6. A vigorous or insistent effort to accomplish something.
7. Etymology: from Old French poulser then pousser; from Latin pulsare, "to beat, to strike"; from pulsus, past participle form of pellere, "to push, to drive, to beat".
This entry is located in the following unit: puls-, pulsi-, -pulsion, -pulsive (page 3)
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(Greek: impulse, thrust, push, impel)
(Latin: push, beat, strike, knock, drive)
(Latin: push, beat, strike, knock, drive; drive to, force toward)
(Latin: thrust, push, shove)
(Latin: push lower, bear down on or against)
(Latin: to press hard, to push, to drive, to compel)
(unit of measurement of electromotive force, or pressure, in an electrical circuit, or 'push', named for Alessandro Volta (1745-1827) renowned for his pioneering work in electricity)