pousser

Meaning

1. to push
2. to urge on, encourage
3. to grow
4. to spring up, to sprout
5. to utter (a cry)
6. to move aside

Concepts

push

grow

drive

sprout

press

impel

propel

thrust

actuate

shove

shoo

chase

drive on

crowd

prompt

force

move

urge

pursue

jostle

push back

lead

prod

grow up

budge

change position

move over

rush

instigate

bend

increase

incite

stretch

spring up

nudge

emit

agitate

bring

induce

poke

shift

bear fruit

shoot forth

develop

bear

accompany

brush away

brush

inspire

rise

bear on

motivate

drive along

shoot

shoot up

heave

bear down

spur on

extend

lengthen

spread

hit

strike

fire

give forth

blow

give

hustle

jolt

provoke

raise

rouse

spur

utter

wheel

ferment

mature

ripen

bud

bloom

blossom

hatch

become large

jog

ear

transplant

come up

grow back

go beyond

ululate

move away

grain

gain weight

appear

push away

repel

shake off

spread out

germinate

shake

excite

stir up

steer

spring

spring out

proceed

encourage

lug

advance

advertise

advertize

promote

activate

set off

spark

spark off

touch off

trigger

trigger off

trip

shoo away

shoo off

labor

labour

tug

blackjack

blackmail

pressure

campaign

crusade

fight

button

push button

energy

get-up-and-go

growth

egg on

go up

carry

haul

withdraw

driven

crush

work

lean back

press down

place

put

stuff

pushes

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pu.se/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, inherited from Latin pulsāre, from pulsus (“a push”) (and frequentative of pellō). Compare the prefixed verb expulser, a borrowing from Latin.

Sentences

Un bulbe seul peut pousser et fleurir pendant quelques années .

A single bulb can grow and bloom for a few years.