push

verb (used with object)

to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
to move (something) in a specified way by exerting force; shove; drive: to push something aside; to push the door open.
to effect or accomplish by thrusting obstacles aside: to push one’s way through the crowd.
to cause to extend or project; thrust.
to press or urge to some action or course: His mother pushed him to get a job.
to press (an action, proposal, etc.) with energy and insistence: to push a bill through Congress.
to carry (an action or thing) toward a conclusion or extreme: She pushed the project to completion.
to press the adoption, use, sale, etc., of: to push inferior merchandise on customers.
to press or bear hard upon, as in dealings with someone: The prosecutor pushed him for an answer.
to put into difficulties because of the lack of something specified (usually followed by for): to be pushed for time.
Slang. to peddle (illicit drugs).
Informal. to be approaching a specific age, speed, or the like: The maestro is pushing ninety-two.
Photography. to modify (film processing) to compensate for underexposure.