Push

Meaning

1. (noun) A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing. “Give the door a hard push if it sticks.”
2. (noun) An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents. “One more push and the baby will be out.”
3. (noun) A great effort (to do something). “Let's give one last push on our advertising campaign.”
4. (noun) An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
5. (noun) 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.
6. (noun) A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
7. (noun) The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
8. (noun) The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request. “server push; a push technology”
9. (noun) A particular crowd or throng or people.
10. (noun) A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time
11. (verb) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force. “In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me.”
12. (verb) To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.

Letter breakdown

• Push contains 4 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
• It uses 4 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 1.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 9.

Words from these letters

• pus
• sup
• ups

Connected words

Other 4-letter words

• abbr
• abed
• abet
• able
• ably
• abut
• acct
• aced
• aces
• ache
• achy
• acid
• acme
• acne
• acre
• acts
• adds
• advt

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Words starting with PUS

• pus
• pushcart
• pushcarts
• pushed
• pusher
• pushers
• pushes
• pushier
• pushiest
• pushiness
• pushing
• pushover
• pushovers
• pushup
• pushups
• pushy
• pusillanimity
• pusillanimous

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Words ending with USH

• airbrush
• ambush
• blush
• brush
• bulrush
• bush
• crush
• flush
• gush
• hairbrush
• hush
• lush
• mush
• nailbrush
• onrush
• paintbrush
• plush
• rosebush

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