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Colloq tailing: We all joined in the pursuit of the animal. The
police set off in hot pursuit of the thieves. 2 pursuance,
striving after, seeking, searching, search, looking for: Many
think that the pursuit of wealth is the only worthwhile thing in
life. 3 work, line (of work), employment, field, area,
speciality or US and Canadian only specialty, specialization,
business, profession, trade, vocation, calling, career,
life-work, activity; hobby, pastime, avocation, interest; Slang
racket: What pursuits are open to Jack Ketch now that hanging
has been abolished?
push v. 1 thrust, shove, drive, move, set in motion, get moving,
propel; press: Push the boat away from the pier. He pushed the
door shut. 2 press, depress: Push the button if you want
anything. 3 shove, thrust, elbow, shoulder, force, jostle,
nudge: We pushed our way through the crowd. 4 urge, encourage,
press, induce, ask, persuade, get, egg on, press, prod, spur,
goad, rouse, prompt, incite, move, motivate, stimulate,
influence, impel, make, compel, force, dragoon, coerce,
constrain; badger, hound, pester, harass, plague, nag, browbeat;
beg, importune, entreat: His family is pushing him to find
work. I'll soon have the work done, but stop pushing me. 5
force, strain, overstrain, tax, overtax, burden, overburden:
You might have got away with it this time, but don't push your
luck. 6 promote, publicize, advertise, boost, propagandize,
puff, Colloq plug, Slang ballyhoo, hype: Because we have too
much stock, we are pushing suntan oil this week. 7 push about or
around. intimidate, bully, cow, domineer, tyrannize, bullyrag,
torment, force, coerce: Don't push people about if you want
them to do what you want. 8 push away. reject, deny, brush off
or aside, give (someone) the cold shoulder, rebuff, distance
oneself from: She pushes everyone away and then wonders why she
has no friends. 9 push off. a shove off, sail away or off: We
stepped into the dinghy and pushed off. b leave, depart, go
away, Colloq light out, take off, hit the road, skedaddle,
scram, make oneself scarce, Slang beat it: I have to push off
now if I'm to make that train. 10 push on or forward or along.
move onwards or onward or ahead or forward, continue, proceed,
advance, press on or onwards or onward: If we stay the night
here, we shall have to push on first thing in the morning. 11
push through. force, press, Colloq railroad: The bill was
pushed through committee without delay. 12 push (up) daisies.
be dead (and buried), be six feet under: Her husband's pushing