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{ "term": "push", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "push", "heSheIt": "pushes" }, "pastSimple": "pushed", "pastParticiple": "pushed", "ingForm": "pushing" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to use your hands, arms or body in order to make somebody/something move forward or away from you; to move part of your body into a particular position", "sensetop": "push at somethingpush somebody/somethingpush somebody/something + adv./prep.push something + adj.", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "We pushed and pushed but the piano wouldn't move." }, { "text": "**Push hard** when I tell you to." }, { "text": "You push and I'll pull." }, { "text": "She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge.", "contextForm": "push at something" }, { "text": "He walked slowly up the hill pushing his bike.", "contextForm": "push somebody/something" }, { "text": "Somebody pushed me and I fell over." }, { "text": "When you push the gate, it doesn't open." }, { "text": "She pushed the cup towards me.", "contextForm": "push somebody/something + adv./prep." }, { "text": "He pushed his chair back and stood up." }, { "text": "I tried to hug him but he pushed me away." }, { "text": "She pushed her face towards him." }, { "text": "I pushed the door open.", "contextForm": "push something + adj." }, { "text": "He pushed me roughly out of the door." }, { "text": "She found a note pushed under the door." }, { "text": "He was deliberately pushed into the path of the vehicle." }, { "text": "Jack flung himself at Steve, but he simply pushed him away." }, { "text": "She leaned on the box and pushed it aside." }, { "text": "Protesters had been pushed violently to the ground." }, { "text": "They pushed the two desks together." }, { "text": "Ellie stood up, pushing her plate away." }, { "text": "I pushed the key into the lock." }, { "text": "The doctor pushed a needle into my arm." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["firmly", "hard", "angrily"], "verb + push": ["try to", "manage to", "begin to"], "preposition": ["against", "at", "out of"], "phrases": ["push something open", "push something shut"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to use force to move past somebody/something using your hands, arms, etc.", "sensetop": "push + adv./prep.push your way + adv./prep.", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "People were **pushing and shoving** to get to the front." }, { "text": "The fans pushed against the barrier.", "contextForm": "push + adv./prep." }, { "text": "Try and push your way through the crowd.", "contextForm": "push your way + adv./prep." }, { "text": "A man pushed his way to the front of the crowd." }, { "text": "She pushed blindly past him and made for the door." }, { "text": "Please don't push in front of other customers." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["firmly", "hard", "angrily"], "verb + push": ["try to", "manage to", "begin to"], "preposition": ["against", "at", "out of"], "phrases": ["push something open", "push something shut"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to press a switch, button, etc., for example in order to make a machine start working", "sensetop": "push something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I **pushed the button** for the top floor." }, { "text": "The operator must have accidentally pushed the switch on the joystick." }, { "text": "She pushed a lever and the machine responded." }, { "text": "Push the red button to open the doors." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to affect something so that it reaches a particular level or state", "sensetop": "push something + adv./prep.", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "This development could push the country into recession." }, { "text": "The rise in interest rates will **push prices up**." }, { "text": "Little pent-up demand exists to push the economy forward this year." }, { "text": "The surplus has helped push world prices to as little as 55 euros per tonne." }, { "text": "Such a huge population increase will continue to push food prices higher." }, { "text": "Rising inflation pushes down real interest rates." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to persuade or encourage somebody to do something that they may not want to do", "sensetop": "push somebody into somethingpush somebody into doing somethingpush somebody to do something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He made it clear that he would resist any attempt to push him into early retirement.", "contextForm": "push somebody into something" }, { "text": "My teacher pushed me into entering the competition.", "contextForm": "push somebody into doing something" }, { "text": "No one pushed you to take the job, did they?", "contextForm": "push somebody to do something" }, { "text": "Her parents pushed her into accepting the job." }, { "text": "She claimed she had been pushed into posing for the photographs." } ], "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["aggressively", "hard", "too far"], "preposition": ["into", "for"], "phrases": ["push somebody/yourself to the limit"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to make somebody work hard", "sensetop": "push somebody/yourself", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The music teacher really pushes her pupils." }, { "text": "Lucy should push herself a little harder." }, { "text": "He keeps pushing himself to get better." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["aggressively", "hard", "too far"], "preposition": ["into", "for"], "phrases": ["push somebody/yourself to the limit"] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "to put pressure on somebody and make them angry or upset", "sensetop": "push somebody (+ adv./prep.)", "labels": "(informal)", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [ { "text": "Her parents are very tolerant, but sometimes she pushes them too far." }, { "text": "He felt he was being pushed to the limit of his self-control." } ], "topics": ["Feelings"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["aggressively", "hard", "too far"], "preposition": ["into", "for"], "phrases": ["push somebody/yourself to the limit"] } }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "to try hard to persuade people to accept or agree with a new idea, buy a new product, etc.", "sensetop": "push something", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "The interview gave him a chance to push his latest movie." }, { "text": "She didn't want to **push the point** any further at that moment." }, { "text": "He continues to **push** his own political **agenda**." }, { "text": "Sales promotion is designed to push certain products." }, { "text": "The two governments are pushing for economic reform in the region." }, { "text": "They're pushing hard for a ban on GM foods." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "to sell illegal drugs", "sensetop": "push something", "labels": "(informal)", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [], "topics": ["Crime and punishment"] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "to move forward quickly through an area", "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.", "examples": [ { "text": "The army pushed (on) towards the capital." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be nearly 40, 50, etc. years old", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be dead and buried in the ground", "labels": "(old-fashioned, humorous)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to react in a sudden or extreme way to something unexpected that has frightened you", "examples": [ { "text": "The prime minister pressed the panic button yesterday as Britain’s economy plunged deeper into crisis." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to do exactly the right things to please somebody", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "a new satirical comedy show that pushes all the right buttons" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to spend a lot of money on enjoying yourself or celebrating something", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [], "synonyms": "splash out" }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to attempt to go beyond what is allowed or thought to be possible", "examples": [ { "text": "We aim to push the boundaries of what we can achieve." }, { "text": "She pushes her physical limits through various endurance challenges." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to go beyond the limits of what is allowed or thought to be possible", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "He is a performer who consistently pushes the envelope of TV comedy." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to take a risk because you have successfully avoided problems in the past", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "You didn't get caught last time, but don't push your luck!" } ], "topics": ["Danger"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to force somebody to lose control of their behaviour, usually after a particular event or series of events", "examples": [ { "text": "No one knows exactly what caused his breakdown, but losing his job may have pushed him over the edge." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to react in a sudden or extreme way to something unexpected that has frightened you", "examples": [ { "text": "The prime minister pushed the panic button yesterday as Britain's economy plunged deeper into crisis." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to try to forget about something unpleasant", "examples": [ { "text": "I tried to push the thought to the back of my mind." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/pʊʃ/", "audio": "pu/push/push__gb_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈpʊʃɪz/", "audio": "pu/push/pushes__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/pʊʃt/", "audio": "pu/push/pushed__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈpʊʃɪŋ/", "audio": "pu/push/pushing__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/pʊʃ/", "audio": "pu/push/push__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈpʊʃɪz/", "audio": "pu/push/pushes__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/pʊʃt/", "audio": "pu/push/pushed__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈpʊʃɪŋ/", "audio": "pu/push/pushing__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English (as a verb): from Old French pousser, from Latin pulsare ‘to push, beat, pulse’ (see the verb pulse). The early sense was ‘exert force on’, giving rise later to ‘make a strenuous effort, endeavour’." }