Collocations for push - verb
1. use physical force
ADVERB
firmly,
hard
You'll have to push harder if you want it to move.
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.
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.
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.
She leaned on the box and pushed it aside.
They pushed the two desks together.
PREPOSITION
against
The fans pushed against the barrier.
The fans pushed against the barrier.
at
She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge.
She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge.
out of
He pushed her roughly out of the door.
He pushed her roughly out of the door.
through
I tried to push through the crowd.
I tried to push through the crowd.
to
The woman had been pushed violently to the ground.
The woman had been pushed violently to the ground.
towards/toward,
under
She found a note pushed under the door.
She found a note pushed under the door.
2. put pressure on sb/yourself
ADVERB
aggressively,
hard
Lucy should push herself a little harder.
Lucy should push herself a little harder.
too far
Her parents are very tolerant, but sometimes she pushes them 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.
Don't allow yourself to be pushed around by that bully.
PREPOSITION
into
Her parents pushed her into accepting the job.
Her parents pushed her into accepting the job.
for
The two governments are pushing for economic reform in the region.
The two governments are pushing for economic reform in the region.
PHRASES
push sb/yourself to the limit
He felt he was being pushed to the limit of his self-control.
He felt he was being pushed to the limit of his self-control.
Push is used with these nouns as the subject:
hand
hand
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
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