Operate and Push

Operate

Operate verb - To control the mechanical operation of.

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Push and operate are semantically related in go topic. In some cases you can use "Push" instead a verb "Operate".

Push verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.

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Operate and push are semantically related in press topic. Sometimes you can use "Operate" instead a verb "Push", if it concerns topics such as go.

Nearby Words: pushed, pushy, pushover, pushing, pusher

body	operate body	push body
way	operate way	push way
door	operate door	push door
car	operate car	push car
Other words: ship, objects, doors, buttons.

It's dangerous to push trains that aren't designed to operate that way.

Source: Just Train Wrong
The "paper" form of your ball in Ballance fits this trope: it it very fast and light (sometimes too much - it can accidentally fly off rails), and can use the fans to propel itself upwards, but it cannot push anything out of its way or be used to operate buttons, levers etc.

Source: Fragile Speedster

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