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'''Push''' is to press upon or against (a [[thing]]) with force in order to move it away.
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In common usage, to '''push''' is to press upon or against an object or creature with [[force]] in order to move it. In [[military]] and [[politics|political]] speech it has a metaphysical meaning, where one army, party, or group uses military might or political pressure to attack the enemy or obtain a position.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:35, August 4, 2018

In common usage, to push is to press upon or against an object or creature with force in order to move it. In military and political speech it has a metaphysical meaning, where one army, party, or group uses military might or political pressure to attack the enemy or obtain a position.