Push
Push verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Having them push the Big Red Button and then having to work together to shut it down was part of her plan to help them build up the teamwork they needed to entertain the guests with their show.
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The humans shut their computers off and attack without a pattern, by putting someone who's gone completely loopy to push all the pretty buttons.
Source: Indy Ploy -
The government official trying to push it through and deliberately shut down internet reviews is named Lame R.
Source: New Media Are Evil
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Shut and Push. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/push/shut
Push & Shut. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/push/shut>.
Shut or Push. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/push/shut.
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