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verb

Push v. t. (past & past part. pushed; pres. part. pushing)

To press against with force; to drive or impel by pressure; to endeavor to drive by steady pressure, without striking; opposed to draw. "Sidelong had pushed a mountain from his seat."

To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore. "If the ox shall push a manservant or maidservant,... the ox shall be stoned."

To press or urge forward; to drive; to push an objection too far. " To push his fortune." "Ambition pushes the soul to such actions as are apt to procure honor to the actor." "We are pushed for an answer."

To bear hard upon; to perplex; to embarrass.

To importune; to press with solicitation; to tease.

To push down, to overthrow by pushing or impulse.

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Etymology of 'Push down'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Push down" Quotes from Famous Books

... accompanied by several officers of the law. Woe to the unfortunate individual who chanced to stray into this neighborhood after dark. A knock on the head, a quick rifling of pockets, a stab if the victim breathed, a push down some dark cellar, were frequently the skeleton outlines of many a dreadful tragedy, of which the victim was never afterwards heard. The name "Five Points," was given to that particular spot formed by the junction or crossing of Worth, Baxter and Park streets, but nearly embraced ...

— Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations • William Howe