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 |
switch switching shift | the act of changing one thing or position for another, his switch on abortion cost him the election |
push | an effort to advance, the army made a push toward the sea |
shift shifting | the act of moving from one place to another, his constant shifting disrupted the class |
rollback push back | the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw |
bell push | a button that is pushed to ring a bell |
chemise sack shift | a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist |
chemise shimmy shift slip teddy | a woman's sleeveless undergarment |
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) |
shift key shift | the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lowerase letters to upperase letters |
shift register | (computer science) register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right |
standard transmission stick shift | a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal |
energy push get-up-and-go | enterprising or ambitious drive, Europeans often laugh at American energy |
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) |
transformation transmutation shift | a qualitative change |
population shift | a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population |
shift displacement | an event in which something is displaced without rotation |
shift | a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time |
day shift day watch | workers who work during the day (as a.m. to p.m.) |
evening shift | workers who work during the evening (as p.m. to midnight) |
night shift graveyard shift | workers who work during the night (as midnight to a.m.) |
fault faulting geological fault shift fracture break | (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other, they built it right over a geological fault, he studied the faulting of the earth's crust |
push thrust | the force used in pushing, the push of the water on the walls of the tank, the thrust of the jet engines |
Doppler effect Doppler shift | change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other |
red shift redshift | (astronomy) a shift in the spectra of very distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths (toward the red end of the spectrum), generally interpreted as evidence that the universe is expanding |
shift work shift duty period | the time period during which you are at work |
day shift | the work shift during the day (as a.m. to p.m.) |
evening shift swing shift | the work shift during the evening (as p.m. to midnight) |
night shift graveyard shift | the work shift during the night (as midnight to a.m.) |
split shift | a working shift divided into two periods of time with several hours in between |
switch change over shift | make a shift in or exchange of, First Joe led, then we switched |
erupt come out break through push through | break out, The tooth erupted and had to be extracted |
shift | move and exchange for another, shift the date for our class reunion |
switch shift change | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another, switch to a different brand of beer, She switched psychiatrists, The car changed lanes |
shift b | change gears, you have to shift when you go down a steep hill |
shift | move from one setting or context to another, shift the emphasis, shift one's attention |
shift | change in quality, His tone shifted |
shift c | change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change, Grimm showed how the consonants shifted |
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 |
shift | use a shift key on a keyboard, She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case |
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 |
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 |