PUSH

Push

Push is a 2009 American science fiction superhero film directed by Paul McGuigan. The film stars Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis, Joel Gretsch, Djimon Hounsou, and Ming-Na Wen. The film centers on a group of people born with various superhuman abilities who band together in order to take down a government agency that is using a dangerous drug to enhance their powers in hopes of creating an army of super soldiers.

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push

Noun

  1. A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
    Give the door a hard push if it sticks.
  2. An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
    One more push and the baby will be out.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
  6. The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
  7. The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request, as in server push, push technology.
  8. A crowd or throng or people

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A pustule; a pimple.

Verb

  1. 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. To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
  3. To press or urge forward; to drive.
    to push an objection too far; to push one's luck
  4. 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. 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. 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. To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
  8. To make a higher bid at an auction.
  9. To make an all-in bet.
  10. To move (a pawn) directly forward.
  11. To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
  12. To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
  13. To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.


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