push

«push» in Mova's school dictionary: to move something away from you by pressing it — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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

• 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.
• Playing too long without breaks can cause overuse injuries, and pushing through pain can make them worse.
• Circular breathing means breathing in through the nose while pushing out air stored in the cheeks, so the sound never stops.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «push» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.