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push
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English pushen, poshen, posson, borrowed from Middle French pousser (Modern French pousser) from Old French poulser, from Latin pulsare, frequentative of pellere (past participle pulsus) "to beat, strike". Doublet of pulsate. Displaced native Middle English thrucchen ("to push"; > Modern English thrutch) (from Old English þryccan (“to push”)), Middle English scauten (“to push, thrust”) (from Old Norse skota), Middle English thuden, thudden (“to push, press, thrust”) (from Old English þ?dan, þyddan (“to thrust, press, push”)). Partially displaced Middle English schoven (“to push, shove”) (from Old English scofian), Middle English schuven (“to shove, push”) (from Old English sc?fan, sc?ofan (“to shove, push, thrust”))
Pronunciation
- enPR: po?osh, IPA(key): /p??/
- (Appalachian) IPA(key): [pu?]
- IPA(key): [p???]
- Rhymes: -??
Verb
push (third-person singular simple present pushes, present participle pushing, simple past and past participle pushed)
- (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
- (transitive) To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
- December 7, 1710, Jonathan Swift, The Examiner, Number 18
- We are pushed for an answer.
- December 22, 1711, letter to The Spectator
- Ambition […] pushes the soul to such actions as are apt to procure honour and reputation to the actor.
- December 7, 1710, Jonathan Swift, The Examiner, Number 18
- (transitive) To press or urge forward; to drive.
- to push his fortune
- (transitive) To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
- (intransitive) To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.
- (informal, transitive) To approach; to come close to.
- (= he's nearly sixty years old)
- (intransitive) To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
- (intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
- To make a higher bid at an auction.
- (poker) To make an all-in bet.
- (chess, transitive) To move (a pawn) directly forward.
- (computing) To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
- (computing) To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
- (obsolete) To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
- If the ox shall push a manservant or maidservant, […] the ox shall be stoned.
- To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
- (snooker) To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot).
Synonyms
- (transitive: apply a force to (an object) so it moves away): press, shove, thrutch
- (continue to attempt to persuade): press, urge
- (continue to promote): press, advertise, promote
- (come close to): approach, near
- (intransitive: apply force to an object so that it moves away): press, shove, thring
- (tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to expel its contents): bear down
Antonyms
- (apply a force to something so it moves away): draw, pull, tug
- (put onto a stack): pop
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- pedal pushers
- push it
Translations
Noun
push (countable and uncountable, plural pushes)
- A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
- An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
- A great effort (to do something).
- An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
- (military) A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
- A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
- (computing) The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
- (Internet, uncountable) The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request.
- (slang, Britain, obsolete, now chiefly Australia) A particular crowd or throng or people.
- 1891, Banjo Paterson, An Evening in Dandaloo
- Till some wild, excited person
- Galloped down the township cursing,
- "Sydney push have mobbed Macpherson,
- Roll up, Dandaloo!"
- 1994, David Malouf, A First Place, Vintage 2015, p. 37:
- My father […] was soon as unambiguously Australian as any other member of the rough Rugby pushes that in the years before the Great War made up the mixed and liverly world of South Brisbane.
- 1891, Banjo Paterson, An Evening in Dandaloo
- (snooker) A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time
Derived terms
- give someone the push
- push factor
Translations
Etymology 2
Probably French poche. See pouch.
Pronunciation
Noun
push (plural pushes)
- (obsolete, Britain, dialect) A pustule; a pimple.
- Template:RQ:Bacon Of Praise
- a Push rise upon his Nose
- Template:RQ:Bacon Of Praise
References
- push in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- push at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- PHUs, Phus, shup
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *puša, from *puksja, from Proto-Indo-European *pewk- (“covered with hair, bushy”). Related to Sanskrit ????? (púccha, “tail”), Proto-Slavic *pux? (“down”).
Noun
push m (indefinite plural pusha, definite singular pushi, definite plural pushat)
- light hair, fluff, down, nap, pile
References
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advance
English
Alternative forms
- advaunce (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English avauncen, avancen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman avauncer, avancer, avancier (French avancer), from Vulgar Latin *abanti?re, from Late Latin abante, from Latin ab + ante (“before”). ?d? added in analogy to Latin ad- (cf. Middle French advancer). Compare avaunt.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, Southern England) IPA(key): /?d?v??ns/
- (US) IPA(key): /?d?væns/
- (General Australian, General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?d?va?ns/
- Rhymes: -??ns, -æns
Verb
advance (third-person singular simple present advances, present participle advancing, simple past and past participle advanced)
- To promote or advantage.
- To help the progress of (something); to further. [from 12th c.]
- 2018, Kareem Shaheen, The Guardian, 26 January:
- Some see it as in effect the end of the Syrian uprising that began with peaceful protests against Assad’s police state in 2011, with opposition fighters working to advance Turkey’s interests at the expense of the revolution’s goals.
- 2018, Kareem Shaheen, The Guardian, 26 January:
- To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote. [from 14th c.]
- 1611, The Bible, Authorized (King James) Version, Esther III.1:
- After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.
- 1838, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic
- This, however, was in time evaded by the monarchs, who advanced certain of their own retainers to a level with the ancient peers of the land […]
- 1611, The Bible, Authorized (King James) Version, Esther III.1:
- To help the progress of (something); to further. [from 12th c.]
- To move forward in space or time.
- To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully. [from 14th c.]
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost:
- Whence and what art thou, execrable shape, / That dar'st, though grim and terrible, advance / Thy miscreated front athwart my way / To yonder gates?
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost:
- To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten. [form 15th c.]
- (intransitive) To move forwards; to approach. [from 16th c.]
- 1829, Marchioness of Lemington, Rosina, or the Virtuous Country Maid, Ninth ed.:
- I advanced towards him step by step, stopping sometimes for fear of waking him.
- 1829, Marchioness of Lemington, Rosina, or the Virtuous Country Maid, Ninth ed.:
- To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend. [from 16th c.]
- 1869, Anthony Trollope, Phineas Finn:
- “I had intended to ask you to advance me a hundred pounds,” said Phineas.
- 1871, James William Gilbart, The Principles and Practice of Banking:
- On the urgent representations of several parties of the first importance in the City of London, the bank advanced 120,000l. to the Governor and Company of the Copper Miners […].
- 1869, Anthony Trollope, Phineas Finn:
- To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose. [from 16th c.]
- 1711, Alexander Pope, An Essay on Crticism:
- Some ne'er advance a Judgement of their own, / But catch the spreading notion of the Town […].
- 1711, Alexander Pope, An Essay on Crticism:
- (intransitive) To make progress; to do well, to succeed. [from 16th c.]
- 2014, Andrew Sparrow, The Guardian, 24 April:
- Earlier the caller said men were more likely to be in senior positions. Clegg says that's partly because the current maternity leave arrangements make it difficult for women to advance in the workplace.
- 2014, Andrew Sparrow, The Guardian, 24 April:
- (intransitive) To move forward in time; to progress towards completion. [from 16th c.]
- 1927, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes:
- I can promise you that you will feel even less humorous as the evening advances.
- 1927, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-book of Sherlock Holmes:
- To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully. [from 14th c.]
- To raise, be raised.
- (transitive, now archaic) To raise; to lift or elevate. [from 14th c.]
- c. 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, I.2:
- The fringed Curtaines of thine eyes aduance.
- c. 1611, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, I.2:
- To raise or increase (a price, rate). [from 14th c.]
- 1924, The Times, 16 July:
- In February last […] bakers advanced the price of bread sold over the counter in London from 8d. to 8½d. per quartern loaf.
- 1924, The Times, 16 July:
- To increase (a number or amount). [from 16th c.]
- (intransitive) To make a higher bid at an auction. [from 18th c.]
- (transitive, now archaic) To raise; to lift or elevate. [from 14th c.]
Synonyms
- raise, elevate, exalt, aggrandize, improve, heighten, accelerate, allege, adduce, assign
Antonyms
- regress
- retract (in phonetics)
Derived terms
- advancement
- in advance
- in advance of
Translations
Noun
advance (plural advances)
- A forward move; improvement or progression.
- An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
- 1917, James Joyce, Dubliners (Counterparts)
- Could he ask the cashier privately for an advance? No, the cashier was no good, no damn good: he wouldn't give an advance.
- 1780, John Jay, letter dated November 21
- I shall, with pleasure, make the necessary advances.
- 1917, James Joyce, Dubliners (Counterparts)
- An addition to the price; rise in price or value.
- (in the plural) An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.
- 1708, Jonathan Swift, The Sentiments of a Church of England Man with Respect to Religion and Government
- For, if it were of any use to recall matters of fact, what is more notorious, than that prince's applying himself first to the church of England? and upon their refusal to fall in with his measures, making the like advances to the dissenters of all kinds, who readily and almost universally complied with him
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot, chapter 4:
- As the sun fell, so did our spirits. I had tried to make advances to the girl again; but she would have none of me, and so I was not only thirsty but otherwise sad and downhearted.
- 1923, Walter de la Mare, Seaton's Aunt
- I felt vaguely he was a sneak, and remained quite unmollified by advances on his side, which, in a boy's barbarous fashion, unless it suited me to be magnanimous, I haughtily ignored.
- 1708, Jonathan Swift, The Sentiments of a Church of England Man with Respect to Religion and Government
Antonyms
- (forward move): regress, regression
Translations
Adjective
advance (comparative more advance, superlative most advance)
- Completed before necessary or a milestone event.
- preceding
- forward
Derived terms
- advance person
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