Meaning

• Verb

  1. To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
  2. To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
  3. To press or urge forward; to drive.
  4. To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
  5. To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.
  6. (informal) To approach; to come close to.
  7. To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate.
  8. To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
  9. To make a higher bid at an auction.
  10. To make an all-in bet.
  11. To move (a pawn) directly forward.
  12. To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
  13. To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
  14. (obsolete) To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
  15. To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
  16. 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).

• Noun
• Noun