push
pushing | the act of applying force in order to move something away, he gave the door a hard push, the pushing is good exercise |
instrument
tool | the means whereby some act is accomplished, my greed was the instrument of my destruction, science has given us new tools to fight disease |
| push | an effort to advance, the army made a push toward the sea |
| tool-and-die work | the craft of making special tools and dies |
rollback
push back | the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw |
| bell push | a button that is pushed to ring a bell |
carpenter's kit
tool kit | a set of carpenter's tools |
cutter
cutlery cutting tool | a cutting implement, a tool for cutting |
| edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) |
entrenching tool
trenching spade | a hand shovel carried by infantrymen for digging trenches |
garden tool
lawn tool | used for working in gardens or yards |
graver
graving tool
pointel
pointrel | a tool used by an engraver |
| hand tool | a tool used with workers' hands |
| machine tool | a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials |
| power tool | a tool driven by a motor |
| push-bike | a bicycle that must be pedaled |
| push broom | a wide broom that is pushed ahead of the sweeper |
push button
push
button | 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-button radio | a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons |
push-down storage
push-down store
stack | a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) |
| shaping tool | a tool for shaping metal |
tire iron
tire tool | hand tool consisting of a lever that is used to force the casing of a pneumatic tire onto a steel wheel |
| tool | an implement used in the practice of a vocation |
| tool bag | a bag in which tools are carried |
toolbox
tool chest
tool cabinet
tool case | a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools |
energy push
get-up-and-go | enterprising or ambitious drive, Europeans often laugh at American energy |
| crimp | a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled |
cock
prick
dick
shaft pecker
peter
tool
putz | obscene terms for penis |
push-down list
push-down stack
stack | a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO) |
| push-down queue | a queue in which the last item to go in is the first item to come out (LIFO) |
creature tool
puppet | a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else |
crimp
crimper | someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers |
push
thrust | the force used in pushing, the push of the water on the walls of the tank, the thrust of the jet engines |
fold
crease plication
flexure
crimp
bend | an angular or rounded shape made by folding, a fold in the napkin, a crease in his trousers, a plication on her blouse, a flexure of the colon, a bend of his elbow |
| tool steel | alloy steel that is suitable for making tools, is hard and tough and can retain a cutting edge |
| erupt come out break through push through | break out, The tooth erupted and had to be extracted |
| push bear on | press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action, He pushed her to finish her doctorate |
dismiss
disregard
brush aside
brush off discount
push aside
ignore | bar from attention or consideration, She dismissed his advances |
advertise
advertize
promote
push | 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 |
crimp
crape
frizzle
frizz
kink up
kink | curl tightly, crimp hair |
down
knock down cut down
push down
pull down | 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 |
| press push | make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby, `Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman |
| crimp pinch | make ridges into by pinching together |
repel
drive b repulse
force back
push back
beat back | cause to move back by force or influence, repel the enemy, push back the urge to smoke, beat back the invaders |
| tool | work with a tool |
strong-arm
bully
browbeat
bullyrag
ballyrag
boss around
hector
push around | be bossy towards, Her big brother always bullied her when she was young |
push
force | move with force, He pushed the table into a corner |
| push | press against forcefully without moving, she pushed against the wall with all her strength |
| push | move strenuously and with effort, The crowd pushed forward |
push out
obtrude
thrust out | push to thrust outward |