Push

v. trans.

P. and V. ὠθεῖν.

Pushing (me) into the mud: P. ῥαξάντες εἰς τὸν βόρβορον (Dem. 1259).

Jostle: Ar. ὠστίζεσθαι (dat.).

Hurry on: P. and V. σπεύδειν, ἐπισπεύδειν.

Importune: P. and V. λιπαρεῖν (Plat.); see {{U}}Press.

Absol., force one's way: P. βιάζεσθαι.

Wishing to push their present success to the uttermost: P. βουλόμενοι τῇ παρούσῃ τύχῃ ὡς ἐπὶ πλεῖστον ἐπεξελθεῖν (Thuc. 4, 14).

He who pushes to extremes his success in war: P. ὁ ἐν πολέμῳ εὐτυχίᾳ πλεονάζων (Thuc. 1, 120).

Push oneself into: Ar. and P. εἰσδύεσθαι εἰς (acc.).

Push away: P. and V. ἀπωθεῖν, διωθεῖσθαι, V. ἐξαπωθεῖν.

Push back: P. and V. ἀπωθεῖν, διωθεῖσθαι; see {{U}}Repulse.

Push forward, (as leader, etc.): P. προτάσσειν.

Offer: P. and V. προτείνειν; see thrust forward; v. intrans.: P. and V. ἐπείγεσθαι; see advance, hurry. Push on, v. intrans.: use hurry, advance.

Push off, v. trans.: see push away.

In nautical sense: P. and V. ἀπαίρειν; see put out.

Push over: P. and V. καταβάλλειν.

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subs.

P. ὠθισμός, ὁ.

Violence: P. and V. βία, ἡ.

met., energy, zeal: P. and V. σπουδή, ἡ, προθυμία, ἡ.

Effrontery: P. and V. θράσος, τό, ἀναίδεια, ἡ, ὕβρις, ἡ.