Push Pʊʃ Gave Final Enemy Noun Bre Gentle

• she gave him a gentle push.
• the car won't start. can you give it a push?
• at the push of a button (= very easily) he could get a whole list of names.
• a final push against the enemy

push

1. an act of pushing something/somebody
• She gave him a gentle push.
• The car won't start. Can you give it a push?
• At the push of a button (= very easily) he could get a whole list of names.
2. a large and determined military attack
• a final push against the enemy
• The firm has begun a major push into the European market.
3. a determined effort to achieve something
• The push for reform started in 2007.
4. encouragement to do something
• He wants to open his own business, but needs a push in the right direction to get him started.
5. used to say that something is possible, but only with difficulty
• We can provide accommodation for six people at a push.
6. to dismiss somebody/to be dismissed from your job
• synonym fire (4)
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fire_2
• They gave him the push after only six weeks.
7. to end a romantic relationship with somebody; to be told that a romantic relationship with somebody is over
• He was devastated when his girlfriend gave him the push.
8. when there is no other choice; when everything else has failed

Extra Examples

• The company is making a strong push to expand its distribution.
• The machine washes and dries at the push of a button.
• There has been a big push for better public transport.
• There has been a big push for higher standards in schools.
• a push towards organic food
• the final push against the enemy
• The push for reform started in 1989.

Word Origin

• Middle English (as a verb): from Old French pousser, from Latin pulsare ‘to push, beat, pulse’ (see the verb pulse). The early sense was ‘exert force on’, giving rise later to ‘make a strenuous effort, endeavour’.