| inglese > italiano | |
| push | |
| 1. spingere | |
| 2. spinta | |
| inglese > inglese | |
| push | |
| 1. v. (transitive, intransitive) 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. |  |
| You need to push quite hard to get this door open. |  |
| 2. v. To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action. |  |
| 3. v. To press or urge forward; to drive. |  |
| to push an objection too far; to push one's luck |  |
| 4. v. To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.). |  |
| Stop pushing the issue — I'm not interested. |  |
| They're pushing that perfume again. |  |
| There were two men hanging around the school gates today, pushing drugs. |  |
| 5. v. (informal, transitive) To approach; to come close to. |  |
| My old car is pushing 250,000 miles. |  |
| He's pushing sixty. (= he's nearly sixty years old) |  |
| 6. v. (intransitive) To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to expel its contents. |  |
| During childbirth, there are times when the obstetrician advises the woman not to push. |  |
| 7. v. (intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action. |  |
| 8. v. To make a higher bid at an auction. |  |
| 9. v. (poker) To make an all-in bet. |  |
| 10. v. (chess, transitive) To move (a pawn) directly forward. |  |
| 11. v. (computing) To add (a data item) to the top of a stack. |  |
| 12. v. (computing) To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers. |  |
| 13. v. (obsolete) To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore. |  |
| 14. v. To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot. |  |
| 15. v. (snooker) To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot) |  |
| 16. subst. A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing. |  |
| Give the door a hard push if it sticks. |  |
| 17. subst. An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents. |  |
| One more push and the baby will be out. |  |
| 18. subst. A great effort (to do something). |  |
| Some details got lost in the push to get the project done. |  |
| Let's give one last push on our advertising campaign. |  |
| 19. subst. An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action. |  |
| 20. subst. (military) 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 th |  |
| 21. subst. A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score |  |
| 22. subst. (computing) The addition of a data item to the top of a stack. |  |
| 23. subst. (Internet) The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request, as in server push, push technology. |  |
| 24. subst. (dated) A crowd or throng or people |  |
| 25. subst. (snooker) A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time |  |
| 26. subst. (obsolete, UK, dialect) A pustule; a pimple. |  |
| italiano > inglese | |
| spingere | |
| 1. v. to push, press |  |
| 2. v. to shove |  |
| 3. v. to drive, lead |  |