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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
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punch
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?nt?/
- Rhymes: -?nt?
Etymology 1
From Middle English punchen, partially from Old French ponchonner (“to punch”), from ponchon (“pointed tool”), from Latin punctio, from punctus, perfect passive participle of pung? (“I prick”); and partially from Middle English punchen, a syncopated variant of punischen ("to punish"; see punish). Also influenced by Middle English punchon ("a punch"; see puncheon).
Noun
punch (countable and uncountable, plural punches)
- (countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.
- (uncountable) Power, strength, energy.
- (uncountable) Impact.
Synonyms
- (strike with the fist): blow, box, bunch of fives (Britain)
- (power, strength): oomph, pep
Hyponyms
- (strike with the fist): jab, hook, king hit, uppercut, pounding
Derived terms
Related terms
- puncheon
Translations
See also
- (A strike with the fist): slap
Verb
punch (third-person singular simple present punches, present participle punching, simple past and past participle punched)
- (transitive) To strike with one's fist.
- If she punches me, I'm gonna break her nose.
- (transitive, of cattle) To herd.
- (transitive) To operate (a device or system) by depressing a button, key, bar, or pedal, or by similar means.
- (transitive) To enter (information) on a device or system.
- (transitive) To hit (a ball or similar object) with less than full force.
- He punched a hit into shallow left field.
- (transitive) To make holes in something (rail ticket, leather belt, etc)
- To thrust against; to poke.
- to punch one with the end of a stick or the elbow
Synonyms
- (To strike with the fist): box, slug
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Shortened form of puncheon, from Old French ponchon (“pointed tool”), from Latin punctio, from punctus, perfect passive participle of pung? (“I prick”).
Noun
punch (plural punches)
- (countable) A device, generally slender and round, used for creating holes in thin material, for driving an object through a hole in a containing object, or to stamp or emboss a mark or design on a surface.
- (countable) A mechanism for punching holes in paper or other thin material.
- (countable) A hole or opening created with a punch.
- (piledriving) An extension piece applied to the top of a pile; a dolly.
- A prop, as for the roof of a mine.
Translations
See also
- centrepunch, centre punch, centerpunch
- hole punch
- nail punch
- paper punch
- three-hole punch
Verb
punch (third-person singular simple present punches, present participle punching, simple past and past participle punched)
- To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something.
- To mark a ticket.
Hypernyms
- (to create a hole): perforate, pierce
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
From Hindi ???? (p??c, “five”), because of the drink's original five ingredients (spirits, water, lemon juice, sugar, and spice), from Sanskrit ?????? (páñcan). Doublet of five, cinque, pimp, and Pompeii.
Noun
punch (countable and uncountable, plural punches)
- A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.
Descendants
Translations
Etymology 4
From Punch.
Noun
punch (plural punches)
- (entomology) Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genus Dodona of Asia.
Dutch
Alternative forms
- pons (obsolete)
- puns (dated)
Etymology
Borrowed from English punch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?n?/
- Hyphenation: punch
Noun
punch m (uncountable)
- punch (beverage)
French
Alternative forms
- ponch (1990 reform spelling)
Etymology
From English punch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???/
Noun
punch m (plural punchs)
- punch (drink)
Further reading
- “punch” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Spanish
Noun
punch m (plural punches)
- punch (drink)
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