push
part of speech
verb (push, pushes, pushed, pushing); noun (a push, pushes)
meaning for a pupil
1) To push is to move something away from you by pressing it. tree →
2) To push a button is to press it. tree →
3) A push is a force that moves something away. tree →
4) To push someone is to try hard to make them do something: «Mum pushed me to practise». tree →
5) To push through or past is to move hard through a crowd. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Psalms and prophets it means to gore or drive back, as a ram or ox does with its horns. Interpretation: Ezekiel shames the fat sheep who push the weak ones, and so condemns leaders who treat the poor harshly. Daniel's ram stands for a mighty empire. In the primary lessons: In maths: an action of the story: pushing a cart, a swing or buttons; sometimes counts how many times or how far; «push-ups» are counted exercises. In science: forces are pushes and pulls; a bigger push makes things speed up more. In everyday life and safety: «push» signs on doors; no pushing in queues. In stories: «push the boat out» means spend a lot to celebrate.
examples
- Through Thee do we push down our adversaries; through Thy name do we tread them under that rise up against us. (Writings PSA.44.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- Because ye thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the weak with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad; (Prophets EZK.34.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; and no beasts could stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and magnified himself. (Writings DAN.8.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- He pushes the cart 20 meters. tree →
- She pushed the button 5 times. tree →
- Tim pushes his sister on the swing 12 times. tree →
- How many push-ups did she do in 3 days? tree →
- A push is a force that moves things away from you. tree →
- The harder you push the ball, the faster it rolls. tree →
- Push the door to open it. tree →
- No pushing in the lunch queue! tree →
- Her coach pushed her to try harder. tree →
- He pushed his way through the people. tree →
note
Usually a word of the story; in «push-ups» it names a thing counted. Trap: it does not mean taking away just because something moves away. Opposite: pull. In science a push is a force measured in newtons. Safety: pushing people on stairs or near water can cause bad accidents.
In the corpora
- Because ye thrust with side and with shoulder, and push all the weak with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;
- Through Thee do we push down our adversaries; through Thy name do we tread them under that rise up against us.
- Tired adults often push on all day and only stop when they sit down, and a good night's sleep usually fixes it.
- Asking for a joke about something very specific, like your own hamster, pushes a bot away from the oldest jokes.
- Recommendations may push videos that keep people watching, including angry or scary ones.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «push» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.