Bush vs. Push — What's the Difference?

A shrub or clump of shrubs with stems of moderate length

To apply pressure against (something), especially for the purpose of moving it

(especially in Australia and Africa) wild or uncultivated country

To move (something) by exerting force against it; thrust or shove

A luxuriant growth of thick hair or fur

To exert downward pressure on (a button or keyboard, for example); press.

A metal lining for a round hole, especially one in which an axle revolves.

To force (one's way)

A sleeve that protects an electric cable where it passes through a panel.

To urge forward or urge insistently; pressure

Spread out into a thick clump

To extend or enlarge

A low shrub with many branches.

(Informal) To approach in age

A thick growth of shrubs; a thicket.

(Informal) To promote or sell (a product)

Land covered with dense vegetation or undergrowth.

(Slang) To sell (a narcotic) illegally

Land remote from settlement

(Sports) To hit (a ball) in the direction toward the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the right of a right-handed player.

A shaggy mass, as of hair.

To exert pressure or force against something

Vulgar Slang A growth of pubic hair.

To advance despite difficulty or opposition; press forward

A fox's tail.

To advocate or recommend something insistently

(Archaic) A clump of ivy hung outside a tavern to indicate the availability of wine inside.

To expend great or vigorous effort

(Obsolete) A tavern.

The act of pushing; a thrust

To grow or branch out like a bush.

The act of pressing

To extend in a bushy growth.

A vigorous or insistent effort toward an end; a drive

To decorate, protect, or support with bushes.

A provocation to action; a stimulus

To furnish or line with a bushing.

(Informal) Persevering energy; enterprise

(Slang) Bush-league; second-rate

To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.

(horticulture) A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.

(transitive) To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.

A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree.

(transitive) To press or urge forward; to drive.

(historical) A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (sacred to Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern itself.

(transitive) To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).

A person's pubic hair, especially a woman's.

(intransitive) To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.

(hunting) The tail, or brush, of a fox.

To approach; to come close to.

(archaic) A tavern or wine merchant.

(intransitive) To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to expel its contents.

(often with "the") Tracts of land covered in natural vegetation that are largely undeveloped and uncultivated.

(intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.

(Australia) The countryside area of Australia that is less arid and less remote than the outback; loosely, areas of natural flora even within conurbations.

To make a higher bid at an auction.

(New Zealand) An area of New Zealand covered in forest, especially native forest.

(poker) To make an all-in bet.

(Canadian) The wild forested areas of Canada; upcountry.

To move (a pawn) directly forward.

(Canadian) A woodlot or bluff on a farm.

(computing) To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.

(baseball) Amateurish behavior, short for "bush league behavior"

(computing) To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.

A thick washer or hollow cylinder of metal.

(obsolete) To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.

A mechanical attachment, usually a metallic socket with a screw thread, such as the mechanism by which a camera is attached to a tripod stand.

To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.

A piece of copper, screwed into a gun, through which the venthole is bored.

(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).

(intransitive) To branch thickly in the manner of a bush.

A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.

To set bushes for; to support with bushes.

An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.

To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush.

A great effort (to do something).

To become bushy (often used with up).

An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.

(transitive) To furnish with a bush or lining; to line.

(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 the music.

(Australia) Towards the direction of the outback.

A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score

(colloquial) Not skilled; not professional; not major league.

(computing) The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.

A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild forest.

The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request.

A shrub; esp., a shrub with branches rising from or near the root; a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs.

A particular crowd or throng or people.

A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree; as, bushes to support pea vines.

(snooker) A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time

A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (as sacred to Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern itself.

A pustule; a pimple.

The tail, or brush, of a fox.

A pustule; a pimple.

A lining for a hole to make it smaller; a thimble or ring of metal or wood inserted in a plate or other part of machinery to receive the wear of a pivot or arbor.

A thrust with a pointed instrument, or with the end of a thing.

A piece of copper, screwed into a gun, through which the venthole is bored.

Any thrust. pressure, impulse, or force, or force applied; a shove; as, to give the ball the first push.

To branch thickly in the manner of a bush.

An assault or attack; an effort; an attempt; hence, the time or occasion for action.

To set bushes for; to support with bushes; as, to bush peas.

The faculty of overcoming obstacles; aggressive energy; as, he has push, or he has no push.

To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush; as, to bush a piece of land; to bush seeds into the ground.

A crowd; a company or clique of associates; a gang.

To furnish with a bush, or lining; as, to bush a pivot hole.

To press against with force; to drive or impel by pressure; to endeavor to drive by steady pressure, without striking; - opposed to draw.

A low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches

To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.

A large wilderness area

To press or urge forward; to drive; to push an objection too far.

Dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

To bear hard upon; to perplex; to embarrass.

43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)

To importune; to press with solicitation; to tease.

United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974)

To make a thrust; to shove; as, to push with the horns or with a sword.

Vice President under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924)

To make an advance, attack, or effort; to be energetic; as, a man must push in order to succeed.

Hair growing in the pubic area

To burst pot, as a bud or shoot.

Provide with a bushing

The act of applying force in order to move something away;

Not of the highest quality or sophistication

The force used in pushing;

Enterprising or ambitious drive;

An electrical switch operated by pressing a button;

An effort to advance;

Move with force,

Press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action;

Make publicity for; try to sell (a product);

Strive and make an effort to reach a goal;

Press against forcefully without being able to move;

Approach a certain age or speed;

Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for;

Sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs);

Move strenuously and with effort;

Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby;