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NERC (iou) and push(4) (iou)


NERC (iou)



NERC abbreviation.
Natural Environment Research Council.

push(4) (iou)



push verb. ME.
[Old & mod. French pousser, pou(l)ser from Latin pulsare frequentative of puls- pa. ppl stem of pellere drive, thrust.]
I.
a. verb trans. Exert force on (a person or thing) so as to move away; move by force; shove, thrust, drive. Formerly also, hit, strike. Freq. foll. by adverbs, as away, down, off, etc. ME.
M. Sinclair Her father pushed back his chair. D. H. Lawrence The waves pushed the boat slowly round. M. Forster I pushed him off with such force that he crashed back. fig.: H. L. Mencken As dangerous to push wages too high as it is to over-expand capital. G. Lord Can any of you just forget it, push it out of your mind?
b. verb trans. Drive or repulse by force of arms; drive (game) in a hunt. M17.
c. verb intrans. Move off in a boat; move away from a bank or shore, move out into open water. Also (colloq.), leave, go away (freq. foll. by along, off). E18.
K. Moore It's rather late..I'd better be pushing off.
d. verb trans. Move or advance (a force) against opposition or difficulty. M18.
J. Irving The Wehrmacht pushed into Yugoslavia with thirty-three divisions.
e. verb trans. In billiards, cricket, etc., move (the ball) by pushing instead of hitting. L19.
f. verb trans. Computing. Prepare (a stack) to receive a piece of data etc. on the top (usu. foll. by down); transfer (data etc.) to the top of a stack. M20.
verb intrans. Exert force or pressure on a person or thing; move by force, shove, jostle. Freq. foll. by against, at, into, etc. ME.
J. Conrad Men pushed against one another. C. Priest I put my weight against the door and pushed. G. Lord I could feel the weave of the sea-grass matting pushing into my flesh.
b. Exert muscular pressure internally, esp. during the second stage of labour. L20.
a. verb intrans. Thrust at with a pointed weapon, stick, etc.; tilt, fence; use a spear, short sword, etc. Now arch. rare. LME.
b. verb trans. Stab with a weapon. L17-E18.
verb intrans. & trans. Of an ox etc.: thrust or butt with the horns. Now dial. M16.
Bible (AV): Exodus 21:32 If the oxe shall push a man seruant, or a mayd seruant.
verb trans. & intrans. Thrust (a weapon); stick out, poke out, project; (of a plant) send out (a shoot, root, etc.) as a growth. Freq. foll. by out, up. E17.
J. M. Coetzee New grass-shoots are beginning to push out here and there.
verb intrans. Make one's way with force or persistence; advance with effort. Chiefly with along, on, etc. E18.
R. Gittings In spite of the..rain they pushed on. R. Ingalls He pushed forward ahead of her. R. Thomas He..pushed through the stream of people.
II.
a. verb intrans. Make a strenuous effort; make an urgent request; aim at with endeavour; press for; strive to do. L16.
A. S. Dale Gardiner pushed for political measures, using the paper to produce a spirit of social reform. International Business Week Venezuela is pushing to double aluminium output.
b. verb trans. Approach (a certain number), esp. in years of age. colloq. M20.
S. Bellow Mrs Renling was pushing fifty-five..only a little grey. J. Raban The temperature was pushing ninety degrees.
verb trans. Urge, press, incite (a person) to do, to a course of action; egg on. L16.
G. Greene He was pushed steadily by his father towards Art.
verb trans.
a. Pursue (an action or operation) with vigour and insistence; urge, press (a claim etc.). (Foll. by on.) E17.
M. Moorcock I had learned tact..so I did not push the point.
b. Extend or increase (an action or operation); develop further afield. M19.
Yeats They pushed their trade to still more distant parts.
a. verb trans. Impel (a horse etc.) to greater speed; urge on; transf. accelerate (a vehicle) vigorously and esp. excessively. E18.
H. Calvin Dai was pushing the Land Rover all out.
b. verb trans. Force (a thing) into more intense action. Now rare. M18.
c. verb trans. & intrans. Bridge. Try to force (an opponent) into a higher and more doubtful contract by overcalling. E20.
d. verb trans. Photography. = push-process s.v. PUSH-. L20.
verb trans. Carry out (a matter, action, principle, etc.) to a further point, or to the furthest limit; press through to a conclusion. E18.
Scotsman The wisdom of not pushing..political power to extremes. Spotlight Contacts Walker pushed massive construction and delicate detail to new levels.
verb trans.
a. Advance, promote; urge the use, practice, sale, etc., of (a thing); work for the advancement of (a person). E18.
A. Blond As a publisher I am..alert for opportunities to push my wares. Alan Bennett They take advantage of you. That's your trouble..you won't push yourself. West Highland Free Press This is an issue we've been pushing for quite some time.
b. Force or thrust (something) on or upon a person for attention or acceptance. E18.
c. Sell (drugs) illegally. colloq. M20.
Punisher Lining his pockets by pushing the lethal cocaine derivative, Crack.
verb trans. Put pressure or strain on (a person); (in pass.) be hard-pressed through lack of time, means, etc. M18.
E. Simpson Once pushed beyond endurance by something his mother had done, Delmore said he hated her. Radio Times If pushed Jimmy will admit to being..on the wrong side of 70. Boardroom He was so pushed for cash..he didn't even have a phone.
Phrases, & with adverbs in specialized senses: push about, push around move (a person) roughly from place to place, manhandle; fig. (orig. US) browbeat, bully, domineer over. pushing up the daisies: see DAISY noun 1. push it colloq. cause an action to be rushed; cut something fine. push one's fortune try to make one's fortune. push one's luck: see LUCK noun. push one's way make one's way by thrusting obstacles or opponents aside. push the boat out: see BOAT noun 1. push things colloq. = push it above. when push comes to shove colloq. when action must be taken, when a decision, commitment, etc., must be made.
pusha'bility noun the quality or condition of being pushable L20.
pushable adjective able to be pushed L20.
pushing adjective (a) that pushes; (b) enterprising; pushy; (c) colloq. approaching (a specified age): L17.
pushingly adverb (rare) M19.
pushingness noun (rare) L19.