Push

1. To apply pressure against for the purpose of moving. I pushed the shopping cart through the aisles of a market.
2. To force one's way. We pushed our way through the crowd.
3. To bear hard upon; press. We pushed on the start button.
4. To set out; depart. The infantry patrol pushed off at dawn.
5. To continually attempt to promote a point of view. He always tried to push his idea.
6. To promote a product with the intention of selling it. They're pushing that perfume again.
7. To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to expel its contents. During childbirth there are times when they urge the woman to push harder.
8. To sell (a narcotic) illegally. They tried to push drugs.
9. To have one's time taken up by administrative, often petty, paperwork. She spent the day pushing paper for her boss.