push (EN)
verbi, substantiivi

verbi “push”

push; he pushes; past pushed, part. pushed; ger. pushing
  1. työntää
    She pushed the heavy door open with all her might.
  2. yrittää jatkuvasti suostutella
    His parents kept pushing him to apply for more colleges.
  3. mainostaa voimakkaasti
    The company keeps pushing their new software, but I don't think it's any better than the old version.
  4. ponnistella jatkuvasti saavuttaakseen jotakin
    Even though she was exhausted, she kept pushing to finish her marathon training.
  5. lähestyä hyvin lähelle tiettyä pistettä tai tasoa
    He's pushing 40 but still runs marathons like he's in his twenties.
  6. ponnistaa (synnytyksessä tai suolen toiminnassa)
    When the contractions started, the nurse told her it was not yet time to push.
  7. tarjota korkeampaa hintaa huutokaupassa
    At the art auction, she pushed her bid to $10,000 to secure the painting.
  8. siirtää sotilasta eteenpäin (shakissa)
    In his next move, he pushed his pawn two squares forward to gain more control of the center.
  9. lisätä alkio pinon päälle (tietotekniikassa)
    The program pushes a new value onto the stack every time the user clicks the button.
  10. lähettää päivitys muille tietokoneille
    After fixing the bug, the developer pushed the new version of the app to the server.

substantiivi “push”

sg. push, pl. pushes or uncountable
  1. työntämisen toiminta
    To get the car moving, we all had to give it a strong push.
  2. ponnistuksen toiminta (synnytyksessä tai suolen toiminnassa)
    During childbirth, the doctor encouraged her to give a big push to help deliver the baby.
  3. voimakas pyrkimys saavuttaa jotakin
    In the final push to finish the marathon, she ignored her exhaustion and sprinted towards the finish line.
  4. pyrkimys suostutella jotakuta tiettyyn toimintaan
    His friends gave him a gentle push to try out for the school play, knowing he had a hidden talent for acting.
  5. veto, joka ei voita eikä häviä tasapelin vuoksi
    After the game ended in a draw, my bet was a push, so I got my money back without any profit.
  6. alkion lisäämisen tapahtuma pinon päälle (tietotekniikassa)
    In the program, we do a push to keep the item ready for later.
  7. kun data lähetetään automaattisesti palvelimelta asiakkaalle
    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.