push (EN)

verb, noun

verb “push”

1. to exert force on something so it moves away from you
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   She pushed the heavy door open with all her might.
2. to continually try to persuade someone to do something
   His parents kept pushing him to apply for more colleges.
3. to forcefully promote (an idea or product)
   The company keeps pushing their new software, but I don't think it's any better than the old version.
4. to continually exert oneself to achieve something
   Even though she was exhausted, she kept pushing to finish her marathon training.
5. to get very close to a certain point or level
   He's pushing 40 but still runs marathons like he's in his twenties.
6. to use abdominal muscles to help in childbirth or bowel movement
   When the contractions started, the nurse told her it was not yet time to push.
7. to offer a higher price than others at an auction
   At the art auction, she pushed her bid to $10,000 to secure the painting.
8. (in chess) to move a pawn forward
   In his next move, he pushed his pawn two squares forward to gain more control of the center.
9. to add an item to the top of a stack in computing
   The program pushes a new value onto the stack every time the user clicks the button.
10. to send out an update to other computers
    After fixing the bug, the developer pushed the new version of the app to the server.

noun “push”

1. the act of applying force to move something
   To get the car moving, we all had to give it a strong push.
2. the act of using abdominal muscles to expel contents from the body
   During childbirth, the doctor encouraged her to give a big push to help deliver the baby.
3. a strong effort to accomplish something
   In the final push to finish the marathon, she ignored her exhaustion and sprinted towards the finish line.
4. an effort to persuade someone towards a specific action
   His friends gave him a gentle push to try out for the school play, knowing he had a hidden talent for acting.
5. a bet that neither wins nor loses due to a tie
   After the game ended in a draw, my bet was a push, so I got my money back without any profit.
6. the event of adding an item to the top of a stack in computing
   In the program, we do a push to keep the item ready for later.
7. when data is sent from a server to a client automatically
   When you receive a notification from a news app about breaking news, that's an example of a push where the app sends you information without you asking for it.