push (EN)
werkwoord, zelfstandig naamwoord

werkwoord “push”

push; he pushes; past pushed, part. pushed; ger. pushing
  1. duwen
    She pushed the heavy door open with all her might.
  2. aandringen
    His parents kept pushing him to apply for more colleges.
  3. actief promoten
    The company keeps pushing their new software, but I don't think it's any better than the old version.
  4. zich inspannen
    Even though she was exhausted, she kept pushing to finish her marathon training.
  5. dicht naderen (tot een bepaald punt of niveau)
    He's pushing 40 but still runs marathons like he's in his twenties.
  6. persen (bij bevalling of stoelgang)
    When the contractions started, the nurse told her it was not yet time to push.
  7. overbieden
    At the art auction, she pushed her bid to $10,000 to secure the painting.
  8. een pion vooruitschuiven
    In his next move, he pushed his pawn two squares forward to gain more control of the center.
  9. op de stapel zetten (in de context van informatica)
    The program pushes a new value onto the stack every time the user clicks the button.
  10. versturen (van een update naar andere computers)
    After fixing the bug, the developer pushed the new version of the app to the server.

zelfstandig naamwoord “push”

sg. push, pl. pushes or uncountable
  1. het duwen
    To get the car moving, we all had to give it a strong push.
  2. het persen (bij bevalling of stoelgang)
    During childbirth, the doctor encouraged her to give a big push to help deliver the baby.
  3. een krachtige inspanning
    In the final push to finish the marathon, she ignored her exhaustion and sprinted towards the finish line.
  4. een overredingspoging
    His friends gave him a gentle push to try out for the school play, knowing he had a hidden talent for acting.
  5. een gelijkspel (bij weddenschappen)
    After the game ended in a draw, my bet was a push, so I got my money back without any profit.
  6. het toevoegen aan de top van een stapel (in de context van informatica)
    In the program, we do a push to keep the item ready for later.
  7. het automatisch versturen (van data van een server naar een client)
    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.