Push vs. Press

Pushverb

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.’;

Pressnoun

(countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.

‘a flower press’;

Pushverb

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

Pressnoun

(countable) A printing machine.

‘Stop the presses!’;

Pushverb

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

‘to push an objection too far; to push one's luck’;

Pressnoun

(uncountable) A collective term for the print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).

‘according to a member of the press;’; ‘This article appeared in the press.’;

Pushverb

(transitive) 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.’;

Pressnoun

(countable) A publisher.

Pushverb

To approach; to come close to.

‘My old car is pushing 250,000 miles.’; ‘He's pushing sixty. (= he's nearly sixty years old)’;

Pressnoun

An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).

‘Put the cups in the press.’; ‘Put the ironing in the linen press.’;

Pushverb

(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.’;

Pressnoun

An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.

Pushverb

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

Pressnoun

An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.

‘He can even the match with a press.’;

Pushverb

To make a higher bid at an auction.

Pressnoun

(countable) Pure, unfermented grape juice.

‘I would like some Concord press with my meal tonight.’;

Pushverb

(poker) To make an all-in bet.

Pressnoun

A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.

Pushverb

To move (a pawn) directly forward.

Pressnoun

(obsolete) A crowd.

Pushverb

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

Pressverb

(ambitransitive) to exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight

Pushverb

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

Pressverb

(transitive) to compress, squeeze

‘to press fruit for the purpose of extracting the juice’;

Pushverb

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

Pressverb

(transitive) to clasp, hold in an embrace; to hug

‘She took her son, and press'd’; ‘The illustrious infant to her fragrant breast (Dryden, Illiad, VI. 178.)’;

Pushverb

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

Pressverb

(transitive) to reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth

‘to press cloth with an iron’; ‘to press a hat’;

Pushverb

(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)

Pressverb

To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.

Pushnoun

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

‘Give the door a hard push if it sticks.’;

Pressverb

(transitive) to drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction

‘to press a crowd back’;

Pushnoun

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

‘One more push and the baby will be out.’;

Pressverb

to weigh upon, oppress, trouble

‘He turns from us;’; ‘Alas, he weeps too! Something presses him’; ‘He would reveal, but dare not.-Sir, be comforted. (Fletcher, Pilgrim, I. 2.)’;

Pushnoun

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.’;

Pressverb

(transitive) to force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly, impel

Pushnoun

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

Pressverb

To try to force (something upon someone); to urge or inculcate.

‘to press the Bible on an audience’;

Pushnoun

(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.

Pressverb

(transitive) to hasten, urge onward

‘to press a horse in a race’;

Pushnoun

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

Pressverb

(transitive) to urge, beseech, entreat

‘God heard their prayers, wherein they earnestly pressed him for the honor of his great name. (Winthrop, Hist. New England, II. 35)’;

Pushnoun

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

Pressverb

(transitive) to lay stress upon, emphasize

‘If we read but a very little, we naturally want to press it all; if we read a great deal, we are willing not to press the whole of what we read, and we learn what ought to be pressed and what not. (M. Arnold, Literature and Dogma, Pref.)’;

Pushnoun

The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request, as in server push, push technology.

Pressverb

(ambitransitive) to throng, crowd

Pushnoun

A particular crowd or throng or people.

Pressverb

to print

Pushnoun

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

Pressverb

To force into service, particularly into naval service.

Pushnoun

A pustule; a pimple.

Pressnoun

An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black.

Pushnoun

A pustule; a pimple.

Pressnoun

A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.

‘I have misused the king's press.’;

Pushnoun

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

Pressnoun

An apparatus or machine by which any substance or body is pressed, squeezed, stamped, or shaped, or by which an impression of a body is taken; sometimes, the place or building containing a press or presses.

Pushnoun

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

Pressnoun

Specifically, a printing press.

Pushnoun

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

‘Exact reformation is not perfected at the first push.’; ‘When it comes to the push, 'tis no more than talk.’;

Pressnoun

The art or business of printing and publishing; hence, printed publications, taken collectively, more especially newspapers or the persons employed in writing for them; as, a free press is a blessing, a licentious press is a curse.

Pushnoun

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

Pressnoun

An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of articles; as, a clothes press.

Pushnoun

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

Pressnoun

The act of pressing or thronging forward.

‘In their throng and press to that last hold.’;

Pushverb

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

‘Sidelong had pushed a mountain from his seat.’;

Pressnoun

Urgent demands of business or affairs; urgency; as, a press of engagements.

Pushverb

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

‘If the ox shall push a manservant or maidservant, . . . the ox shall be stoned.’;

Pressnoun

A multitude of individuals crowded together; crowd of single things; a throng.

‘They could not come nigh unto him for the press.’;

Pushverb

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

‘Ambition pushes the soul to such actions as are apt to procure honor to the actor.’; ‘We are pushed for an answer.’;

Pressverb

To force into service, particularly into naval service; to impress.

‘To peaceful peasant to the wars is pressed.’;

Pushverb

To bear hard upon; to perplex; to embarrass.

Pressverb

To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon by pushing or thrusting, in distinction from pulling; to crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to bear upon; to squeeze; to compress; as, we press the ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on which we repose; we press substances with the hands, fingers, or arms; we are pressed in a crowd.

‘Good measure, pressed down, and shaken together.’;

Pushverb

To importune; to press with solicitation; to tease.

Pressverb

To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of; to squeeze out, or express, from something.

‘From sweet kernels pressed,She tempers dulcet creams.’; ‘And I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.’;

Pushverb

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

Pressverb

To squeeze in or with suitable instruments or apparatus, in order to compact, make dense, or smooth; as, to press cotton bales, paper, etc.; to smooth by ironing; as, to press clothes.

Pushverb

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

‘At the time of the end shall the kind of the south push at him and the king of the north shall come against him.’; ‘War seemed asleep for nine long years; at lengthBoth sides resolved to push, we tried our strength.’;

Pressverb

To embrace closely; to hug.

‘Leucothoe shook at these alarms,And pressed Palemon closer in her arms.’;

Pushverb

To burst pot, as a bud or shoot.

‘The rider pushed on at a rapid pace.’;

Pressverb

To oppress; to bear hard upon.

‘Press not a falling man too far.’;

Pushnoun

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

‘he gave the door a hard push’; ‘the pushing is good exercise’;

Pressverb

To straiten; to distress; as, to be pressed with want or hunger.

Pushnoun

the force used in pushing;

‘the push of the water on the walls of the tank’; ‘the thrust of the jet engines’;

Pressverb

To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over; to constrain; to force; to compel.

‘Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.’;

Pushnoun

enterprising or ambitious drive;

‘Europeans often laugh at American energy’;

Pressverb

To try to force (something upon some one); to urge or inculcate with earnestness or importunity; to enforce; as, to press divine truth on an audience.

‘He pressed a letter upon me within this hour.’; ‘Be sure to press upon him every motive.’;

Pushnoun

an electrical switch operated by pressing a button;

‘the elevator was operated by push buttons’; ‘the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk’;

Pressverb

To drive with violence; to hurry; to urge on; to ply hard; as, to press a horse in a race.

‘The posts . . . went cut, being hastened and pressed on, by the king's commandment.’;

Pushnoun

an effort to advance;

‘the army made a push toward the sea’;

Pressverb

To exert pressure; to bear heavily; to push, crowd, or urge with steady force.

Pushverb

move with force,

‘He pushed the table into a corner’;

Pressverb

To move on with urging and crowding; to make one's way with violence or effort; to bear onward forcibly; to crowd; to throng; to encroach.

‘They pressed upon him for to touch him.’;

Pushverb

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

‘He pushed her to finish her doctorate’;

Pressverb

To urge with vehemence or importunity; to exert a strong or compelling influence; as, an argument presses upon the judgment.

Pushverb

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

‘The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model’; ‘The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops’;

Pressnoun

newspaper writers and photographers

Pushverb

strive and make an effort to reach a goal;

‘She tugged for years to make a decent living’; ‘We have to push a little to make the deadline!’; ‘She is driving away at her doctoral thesis’;

Pressnoun

the state of urgently demanding notice or attention;

‘the press of business matters’;

Pushverb

press against forcefully without being able to move;

‘she pushed against the wall with all her strength’;

Pressnoun

the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines

Pushverb

approach a certain age or speed;

‘She is pushing fifty’;

Pressnoun

a machine used for printing

Pushverb

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;

‘The liberal party pushed for reforms’; ‘She is crusading for women's rights’; ‘The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate’;

Pressnoun

a dense crowd of people

Pushverb

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

‘The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs’;

Pressnoun

a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

Pushverb

move strenuously and with effort;

‘The crowd pushed forward’;

Pressnoun

clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use

Pushverb

make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby;

‘`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman’;

Pressnoun

any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids

Pressnoun

a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead

Pressnoun

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure;

‘he gave the button a press’; ‘he used pressure to stop the bleeding’; ‘at the pressing of a button’;

Pressverb

exert pressure or force to or upon;

‘He pressed down on the boards’; ‘press your thumb on this spot’;

Pressverb

force or impel in an indicated direction;

‘I urged him to finish his studies’;

Pressverb

to be oppressive or burdensome;

‘weigh heavily on the mind’; ‘Something pressed on his mind’;

Pressverb

place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure;

‘pressed flowers’;

Pressverb

squeeze or press together;

‘she compressed her lips’; ‘the spasm contracted the muscle’;

Pressverb

crowd closely;

‘The crowds pressed along the street’;

Pressverb

create by pressing;

‘Press little holes into the soft clay’;

Pressverb

be urgent;

‘This is a pressing problem’;

Pressverb

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;

‘The liberal party pushed for reforms’; ‘She is crusading for women's rights’; ‘The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate’;

Pressverb

press from a plastic;

‘press a record’;

Pressverb

make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby;

‘`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman’;

Pressverb

lift weights;

‘This guy can press 300 pounds’;

Pressverb

ask for or request earnestly;

‘The prophet bid all people to become good persons’;