- push someone or something up
- push someone or something up†to raise or lift someone or something. •
Jake is sliding down again. Push him up.
•Push up the window, please.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
push someone or something up
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push someone from your mind — push someone/something from your mind push someone/something to the back of your mind phrase to avoid thinking about someone or something He pushed her completely from his mind. Lucy pushed the idea firmly to the back of her mind. Thesaurus: to … Useful english dictionary
push over — ˌpush ˈover [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they push over he/she/it pushes over present participle pushing over past tense … Useful english dictionary
push — push1 [ puʃ ] verb *** ▸ 1 move someone/something away ▸ 2 press button on machine ▸ 3 move through group ▸ 4 encourage/force someone ▸ 5 try to sell something ▸ 6 make something reach level ▸ 7 sell illegal drugs ▸ 8 make impatient/annoyed ▸ 9… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
push — I UK [pʊʃ] / US verb Word forms push : present tense I/you/we/they push he/she/it pushes present participle pushing past tense pushed past participle pushed *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to move someone or something away from you, or from… … English dictionary
push*/*/*/ — [pʊʃ] verb I 1) [I/T] to move someone or something away from you using your hands Ant: pull Push as hard as you can.[/ex] She gently pushed him away.[/ex] I pushed open the door.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to press a button on a machine To turn on the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
push for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms push for : present tense I/you/we/they push for he/she/it pushes for present participle pushing for past tense pushed for past participle pushed for 1) push for something to try hard to get or achieve… … English dictionary
push over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms push over : present tense I/you/we/they push over he/she/it pushes over present participle pushing over past tense pushed over past participle pushed over to push someone or something hard so that they fall… … English dictionary
push over — PHRASAL VERB If you push someone or something over, you push them so that they fall onto the ground. → See also pushover [V P n (not pron)] We have had trouble with people damaging hedges, uprooting trees and pushing over walls... [V n P … English dictionary
ˌpush sb/sth ˈover — phrasal verb to push someone or something hard so that they fall to the ground … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
push — ► VERB 1) exert force on (someone or something) so as to move them away from oneself or from the source of the force. 2) move (one s body or a part of it) forcefully into a specified position. 3) move forward by using force. 4) drive oneself or… … English terms dictionary
push something from your mind — push someone/something from your mind push someone/something to the back of your mind phrase to avoid thinking about someone or something He pushed her completely from his mind. Lucy pushed the idea firmly to the back of her mind. Thesaurus: to … Useful english dictionary
