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  • 71push — [13] Push comes ultimately from the same source as English pulsate and pulse – pulsus, the past participle of Latin pellere ‘drive, push, beat’. From it was formed the verb pulsāre ‘push, beat’, which in Old French became poulser, later pousser.… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 72push — 1. verb 1) she tried to push him away Syn: shove, thrust, propel, send, drive, force, prod, poke, nudge, elbow, shoulder, sweep, ram 2) she pushed her way into the flat Syn …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 73push on — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms push on : present tense I/you/we/they push on he/she/it pushes on present participle pushing on past tense pushed on past participle pushed on 1) to continue a journey, especially after stopping for a period …

    English dictionary

  • 74push — [13] Push comes ultimately from the same source as English pulsate and pulse – pulsus, the past participle of Latin pellere ‘drive, push, beat’. From it was formed the verb pulsāre ‘push, beat’, which in Old French became poulser, later pousser.… …

    Word origins

  • 75push-up — {n.} An exercise to build strong arms and shoulders, in which you lie on your stomach and push your body up on your hands and toes. * /At the age of seventy, Grandpa still does twenty push ups every day./ * /The football team does push ups every… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 76push-up — {n.} An exercise to build strong arms and shoulders, in which you lie on your stomach and push your body up on your hands and toes. * /At the age of seventy, Grandpa still does twenty push ups every day./ * /The football team does push ups every… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 77push on — Synonyms and related words: accelerate, bundle, bustle, chase, crowd, dash, dash off, dash on, dispatch, double time, drive on, expedite, fare, festinate, forge ahead, forward, get going, get moving, go, go slow, haste, hasten, hasten on, hie,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 78push on — v. (D; intr.) ( to continue ) to push on to (we pushed on to the next town) * * * [ pʊʃ ɒn] (D; intr.) ( to continue ) to push on to (we push oned on to the next town) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 79PUSH — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index push noun pressure, push verb crowd, muscle, pressurize, push, urge pull noun jerk, pull …

    English dictionary for students

  • 80push-up — noun An exercise to build strong arms and shoulders, in which you lie on your stomach and push your body up on your hands and toes. At the age of seventy, Grandpa still does twenty push ups every day. The football team does push ups every day …

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