Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (13)

n. an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea"

n. the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"

thrust, push

n. the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"

push, server push

n. the delivery of information on the Web that is initiated by the information server rather than by the information user (client)

push, button, push button

n. an electrical switch operated by pressing; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"

push, energy, get-up-and-go

n. enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy"

Verbs (17)

push

v. press against forcefully without moving; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"

push

v. in programming, place a data item on a stack

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

push, crowd

v. approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"

push, bear on, bear upon

v. press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"

push, advertize, promote

v. make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

drive, push, tug, labor, labour

v. strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

Adverbs (21)

in addition, along

adv. "Along with the package came a bill"

down, along, right along

adv. in the direction of: "He hit the ball down the line"

along, with, in accompaniment

adv. together with somebody, as a companion or in association with: "His little sister came along to the movies"

ahead, along, in a forward direction, in front, at the front

adv. "He is way ahead"

further, on, ahead, along, onwards, forwards, forrader, further ahead

adv. "Go ahead"

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (222)

herd, crowd, crowd together, herd together, drive together

v. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

tamp, depress, press down, tamp down

v. press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"

hit

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

spur, strike with a spur

v. strike with a spur

bear

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

turn

v. move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning"

turn

v. change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"

shift, stir, agitate, budge

v. move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"

yield, give, ease up, give way, move over

v. move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"

squeeze, crush, squash, squelch, mash

v. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

bustle, hustle, bustle about

v. move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"

shoot, dash, scud, dart, flash, scoot

v. run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"

shoot

v. throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

elbow

v. push one's way with the elbows

shoulder, push with the shoulders

v. push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd"

push

v. press against forcefully without moving; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"

tamp, depress, press down, tamp down

v. press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"

hit

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

launch, propel with force

v. propel with force; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship"

catapult, shoot forth

v. shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult; "the enemy catapulted rocks towards the fort"

project, send off, cast forward, throw forward, send forward

v. throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile"

thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle

v. make a thrusting forward movement

jump, start, startle, move suddenly

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

bulldoze

v. flatten with or as if with a bulldozer

cause, make, have, stimulate, get, induce

v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

pry, jimmy, lever, prise

v. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"

force, storm, break open, break through

v. take by force; "Storm the fort"

force, do forcibly, exert force on

v. do forcibly; exert force; "Don't force it!"

prompt, inspire, instigate

v. serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"

plow, plough

v. move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"

drive, pull

v. of a car; "The van pulled up"

forge, spurt, spirt

v. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

plunk, dive, plunge

v. drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"

drive, push, tug, labor, labour

v. strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

roll, wheel, wheel about

v. move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"

barrack, cheer, pep up, inspire, exhort, urge on, cheer on

v. urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

goad, spur, give heart to

v. give heart or courage to

urge, advocate, recommend

v. push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"

approve, judge commendable, approve of

v. judge to be right or commendable; think well of

excuse, condone, make allowances for, be lenient with

v. excuse someone's behavior, for example

lobby, buttonhole

v. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

continue, go on, persist in, go along

v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

run, persist, die hard, endure, prevail

v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on

v. be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

endeavor, endeavour, strive

v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

grind, labor, labour, toil, travail, dig, fag, drudge, moil

v. work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

plow, plough

v. move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"

drive, pull

v. of a car; "The van pulled up"

forge, spurt, spirt

v. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

plunk, dive, plunge

v. drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"

push, crowd

v. approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"

put forward, assert

v. insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"

insist, be insistent, be firm, take a firm stand

v. be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"

hold, keep, maintain

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

maintain, assert, asseverate

v. state categorically

roll, wheel, wheel about

v. move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"

forward, onward, forth, thenceforth

adv. "from that time forth"

further, on, ahead, along, onwards, forwards, forrader, further ahead

adv. "Go ahead"

outward, outwards, towards the outside

adv. toward the outside; "move the needle further outward!"

forward, fore, forrad, forrard, toward the front

adv. "He faced forward"