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# push

«push» in Mova's school dictionary: **to move something away from you by pressing it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (push, pushes, pushed, pushing); noun (a push, pushes)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To push is to move something away from you by pressing it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/push/#m1)

2) To push a button is to press it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/push/#m2)

3) A push is a force that moves something away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/push/#m3)

4) To push someone is to try hard to make them do something: «Mum pushed me to practise». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/push/#m4)

5) To push through or past is to move hard through a crowd. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/push/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: an action of the story: pushing a cart, a swing or buttons; sometimes counts how many times or how far; «push-ups» are counted exercises. In science: forces are pushes and pulls; a bigger push makes things speed up more. In everyday life and safety: «push» signs on doors; no pushing in queues. In stories: «push the boat out» means spend a lot to celebrate.

### examples

- He pushes the cart 20 meters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/push/#x1)
- She pushed the button 5 times. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/push/#x2)
- Tim pushes his sister on the swing 12 times. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/push/#x3)
- How many push-ups did she do in 3 days? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/push/#x4)
- A push is a force that moves things away from you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/push/#x5)
- The harder you push the ball, the faster it rolls. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/push/#x6)
- Push the door to open it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/push/#x7)
- No pushing in the lunch queue! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/push/#x8)
- Her coach pushed her to try harder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/push/#x9)
- He pushed his way through the people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/push/#x10)

### note

Usually a word of the story; in «push-ups» it names a thing counted. Trap: it does not mean taking away just because something moves away. Opposite: pull. In science a push is a force measured in newtons. Safety: pushing people on stairs or near water can cause bad accidents.

### In the corpora

- [Tired adults often push on all day and only stop when they sit down, and a good night's sleep usually fixes it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried/12/)
- [Asking for a joke about something very specific, like your own hamster, pushes a bot away from the oldest jokes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/4-stories-jokes-and-riddles/7/)
- [Recommendations may push videos that keep people watching, including angry or scary ones.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/17-voice-assistants-recommendations/8/)
- [Playing too long without breaks can cause overuse injuries, and pushing through pain can make them worse.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not/17/)
- [Circular breathing means breathing in through the nose while pushing out air stored in the cheeks, so the sound never stops.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/10-instruments-of-the-world-bandura-erhu-sitar-kora-didgeridoo/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «push» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/push/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.