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Collocations for push - verb

1. use physical force

ADVERB

firmly, hard
You'll have to push harder if you want it to move.
angrily, roughly, violently
gently, lightly, playfully
carefully
deliberately
He was deliberately pushed into the path of the vehicle.
blindly, frantically
hastily, hurriedly, quickly
slowly
suddenly
just, merely, simply
Jack flung himself at Steve, but he simply pushed him away.
aside, away, back, down, over, together, etc.
She leaned on the box and pushed it aside.
They pushed the two desks together.

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VERB + push

try to
manage to
begin to

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PREPOSITION

against
The fans pushed against the barrier.
at
She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge.
out of
He pushed her roughly out of the door.
through
I tried to push through the crowd.
to
The woman had been pushed violently to the ground.
towards/toward, under
She found a note pushed under the door.

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PHRASES

push sth open, push sth shut
He managed to push the window open a few inches.

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2. put pressure on sb/yourself

ADVERB

aggressively, hard
Lucy should push herself a little harder.
too far
Her parents are very tolerant, but sometimes she pushes them too far.
around
Don't allow yourself to be pushed around by that bully.

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PREPOSITION

into
Her parents pushed her into accepting the job.
for
The two governments are pushing for economic reform in the region.

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PHRASES

push sb/yourself to the limit
He felt he was being pushed to the limit of his self-control.

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Push is used with these nouns as the subject:
hand

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Push is used with these nouns as the object:
agenda, baby carriage, bang, bicycle, bike, boundary, buggy, button, cart, earnings, fringe, handle, idea, index, initiative, knife, legislation, lever, limit, luck, needle, pedal, pram, pushchair, sale, spectacles, strand, stroller, thought, trolley, way, wheelchair

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Collocations for push - noun

1. act of pushing

ADJECTIVE

big, hard
gentle, little, slight

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VERB + push

give sb/sth
She gave him a gentle push.

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PHRASES

at the push of a button
The machine washes and dries at the push of a button.

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2. effort to do/obtain sth

ADJECTIVE

big, extra, major, strong
renewed
final

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VERB + push

make
The company is making a strong push to expand its distribution.

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PREPOSITION

push against
the final push against the enemy
push for
There has been a big push for higher standards in schools.
push towards/toward
a push towards/toward organic food

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