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Nouns (17)

push

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

down

n. (American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have four downs to gain ten yards"

down

n. (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

down

n. soft fine feathers

down

n. a computer system failing because of an error in hardware or software

push, pushing

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 (36)

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

down

v. bring down or defeat (an opponent)

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"

down, consume, go through, devour

v. eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

down, land, shoot down

v. shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"

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"

down, cut down, knock down, pull down

v. cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"

kill, down, bolt down, toss off, belt down, drink down, pour down

v. drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"

Adverbs (11)

down, towards the South

adv. away from a more northerly place: "They came down for the wedding"

down, along, right along

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

down, lower, downward, downwards, to a lower level, to a lower position

adv. "Don't fall down"

Adjectives (24)

down

adj. shut; "the shades were down"

down

adj. being put out by a strikeout; "two down in the bottom of the ninth"

down

adj. being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"

down, depressed

adj. lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"

down, declining

adj. becoming progressively lower; "the down trend in the real estate market"

down, dead, out of service, crashed

adj. being put out by a strikeout; "two down in the bottom of the ninth"

down, mastered, down pat

adj. understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down"

down, downbound, downward

adj. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream"

down, downcast, low, depressed, dispirited, downhearted, low-spirited

adj. low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

Fuzzynyms (300)

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

sup, dine, host for dinner, give dinner

v. give dinner to; host for dinner; "I'm wining and dining my friends"

sup, dine, eat dinner, have dinner

v. have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in this restaurant"

swallow, get down, pass through the esophagus

v. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, run out of, use up, eat into

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

grub, give, feed, give food to

v. give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

feed on, feed upon

v. be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"

feast, feed

v. gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"

binge, stuff, glut, gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, englut, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, satiate, pig out, scarf out, pok out

v. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"

guzzle, drink greedily

v. drink greedily or as if with great thirst; "The boys guzzled the cheap vodka"

expend, spend

v. pay out; "spend money"

waste, blow, squander

v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

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"

fell, drop, cut down, strike down

v. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

trip, travel, jaunt, take trips, make a trip, take a trip

v. make a trip for pleasure

tumble, topple

v. fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

high, heavy, big, violent

adj. marked by intense physical force: "a big wind"; "a violent squall"; "heavy seas"; "high winds"

tame, tamed

adj. brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"

unhappy, sad

adj. experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad"

distressed, dysphoric, unhappy

adj. generalized feeling of distress

hopeless

adj. without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"

gloomy, dismal, sorry

adj. causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"

wasted, haggard, drawn, careworn, worn

adj. showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens

melancholy, melancholic

adj. characterized by or causing or expressing sadness; "growing more melancholy every hour"; "her melancholic smile"; "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"

desperate, forlorn

adj. "a hopeless attempt"

miserable, wretched, execrable, deplorable, woeful

adj. of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"

discouraged, demoralized, disheartened

adj. made less hopeful or enthusiastic; "desperate demoralized people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest"

low

adj. less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"

irreparable

adj. impossible to repair, rectify, or amend; "irreparable harm"; "an irreparable mistake"; "irreparable damages"

unhappy, saddening, doleful

adj. causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news"

gloomy, funereal, sepulchral

adj. suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones"

below, beneath, to a lower place, at a lower place

adv. to a lower place

under, below, further down

adv. "See under for further discussion"

Synonyms (60)

force out, displace, force to move

v. force to move; "the refugees were displaced by the war"

force out, rout out, drive out, rouse

v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

press for, push for

v. "The liberal party pushed for reforms"

press on, plough on, push on

v. continue moving forward

pour, cause to run

v. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"

descending

adj. coming down or downward

low

adj. literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"

debased, devalued, degraded

adj. lowered in value; "the dollar is low"; "a debased currency"

low-level

adj. not intense; "low-level radiation"

reduced, rock-bottom

adj. well below normal (especially in price)

poor

adj. unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"

bad, defective

adj. not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance"

clean

adj. without difficulties or problems; "a clean test flight"

complete, consummate

adj. perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities; "a complete gentleman"; "consummate happiness"; "a consummate performance"

errorless

adj. free from error; "an errorless baseball game"

exact, precise

adj. (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"

faultless, impeccable

adj. without fault or error; "faultless logic"; "speaks impeccable French"; "timing and technique were immaculate"; "an immaculate record"

unblemished, flawless, unflawed

adj. without a flaw; "a flawless gemstone"

ideal

adj. conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

idealized

adj. exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence

idyllic

adj. excellent and delightful in all respects; "an idyllic spot for a picnic"

mint

adj. as if new; "in mint condition"

on the button, on the nose

adj. being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion; "his guess was on the nose"; "the prediction for snow was right on the button"

perfectible

adj. capable of becoming or being made perfect

pluperfect

adj. more than perfect; "he spoke with pluperfect precision"

downhill, declivitous, downward-sloping

adj. sloping down rather steeply

degressive

adj. going down by steps

descendant, descendent

adj. going or coming down

amort

adj. utterly cast down

chapfallen, chopfallen, crestfallen, deflated

adj. brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually"

long-faced, gloomy, glum

adj. reflecting gloom; "gloomy faces"

lonely, lonesome

adj. marked by dejection from being alone; "felt sad and lonely"; "the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her husband is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar"

Antonyms (28)

client pull

n. technique where the browser(client) takes the initiative to retrieve a new HTML page

pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

drag, draw, shlep, pull along

v. pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"

drag, haul, cart

v. draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"

tug, lug, tote, lug along, tote along

v. carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"

criticize, criticise, express criticism of, pick apart

v. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

elated

adj. exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; "the elated winner"; "felt elated and excited"

cheerful

adj. being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"

happy

adj. enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure or good fortune; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"

happy, euphoric

adj. exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation

encouraged, bucked up

adj. inspired with confidence; "felt bucked up by his success"

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