Press vs. Push: What's the Difference?

Press and Push Definitions
Press
To exert steady weight or force against
An indentation where the rock pressed the ground.
Push
To apply pressure against (something), especially for the purpose of moving it
Pushed the door but couldn't budge it.
Press
To move by applying pressure
Press a piano key.
Press one's face into a pillow.
Push
To move (something) by exerting force against it; thrust or shove
Pushed the crate aside.
Press
To squeeze or clasp in fondness or concern
Pressed her hand before leaving.
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Push
To exert downward pressure on (a button or keyboard, for example); press.
Press
To squeeze the juice or other contents from
Press lemons.
Push
To force (one's way)
We pushed our way through the crowd.
Press
To extract (juice, for example) by squeezing or compressing.
Push
To urge forward or urge insistently; pressure
Pushed him to study harder.
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Press
To reshape or make compact by applying steady force; compress
Pressed the clay in a mold.
Push
To extend or enlarge
Pushed sales into the millions.
Press
To iron (clothing, for example).
Push
(Informal) To approach in age
Is pushing 40 and still hasn't settled down.
Press
To make (a sound recording), originally by pressing (a vinyl phonograph record) under pressure in a mold.
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Push
(Informal) To promote or sell (a product)
The author pushed her latest book by making appearances in bookstores.
Press
To bear down on or attack
The army pressed the rebels for months.
Push
(Slang) To sell (a narcotic) illegally
Push drugs.
Press
To carry on or advance vigorously (an attack, for instance).
Push
(Sports) To hit (a ball) in the direction toward the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the right of a right-handed player.
Press
To place in trying or distressing circumstances
Are you pressed for money?.
Push
To exert pressure or force against something
Winds pushing against the sail.
Press
To insist upon or put forward insistently
Press a claim.
Press an argument.
Push
To advance despite difficulty or opposition; press forward
The regiment pushed toward the front line.
Press
To try to influence or persuade, as by insistent arguments; pressure or entreat
He pressed her for a reply.
Push
To advocate or recommend something insistently
Pushed for a change in leadership.
Press
To insist that someone accept (something). Often used with on or upon
Was given to pressing peculiar gifts upon his nieces.
Push
To expend great or vigorous effort
Pushed to finish his paper by the deadline.
Press
(Sports) To lift (a weight) to a position above the head without moving the legs.
Push
The act of pushing; a thrust
Gave the door a push.
Press
To exert force or pressure
Felt the backpack pressing on her shoulders.
Push
The act of pressing
With a push of the button.
Press
To be worrisome or depressing; weigh heavily
Guilt pressed upon his conscience.
Push
A vigorous or insistent effort toward an end; a drive
A push to reform health care.
Press
To advance eagerly; move forward urgently
We pressed through the crowd to get to the bus.
Push
A provocation to action; a stimulus
Has artistic talent but needs a push to get started.
Press
To assemble closely and in large numbers; crowd
Fans pressed around the movie star.
Push
(Informal) Persevering energy; enterprise
Doesn't have the push to get the job done.
Press
To continue a course of action, especially in spite of difficulties
Decided to press ahead with the performance even with a sore throat.
Push
To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me.
You need to push quite hard to get this door open.
Press
To require haste or urgent action
Matters that have not stopped pressing.
Push
(transitive) To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
Press
To employ urgent persuasion or entreaty
The supervisor has been pressing to get us to finish the project sooner.
Push
(transitive) To press or urge forward; to drive.
To push an objection too far; to push one's luck
Press
To iron clothes or other material.
Push
(transitive) To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
Stop pushing the issue — I'm not interested.
They're pushing that perfume again.
There were two men hanging around the school gates today, pushing drugs.
Press
(Sports) To raise or lift a weight in a press.
Push
(intransitive) To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.
Press
(Basketball) To employ a press.
Push
To approach; to come close to.
My old car is pushing 250,000 miles.
Press
(Sports) In golf, to try to hit long or risky shots, typically with unsuccessful results.
Push
(intransitive) To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
During childbirth, there are times when the obstetrician advises the woman not to push.
Press
To force into service in the army or navy; impress.
Push
(intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
Press
To take arbitrarily or by force, especially for public use.
Push
To make a higher bid at an auction.
Press
To use in a manner different from the usual or intended, especially in an emergency.
Push
(poker) To make an all-in bet.
Press
Any of various machines or devices that apply pressure
A cider press.
Push
To move (a pawn) directly forward.
Press
A printing press.
Push
(computing) To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
Press
A place or establishment where matter is printed
Sent the book's files to the press.
Push
(computing) To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
Press
A publishing company
Which press has acquired that manuscript?.
Push
(obsolete) To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
Press
The communications media considered as a whole, especially the agencies that collect, publish, transmit, or broadcast news and other information to the public
Freedom of the press.
Got a job writing for the press.
Push
To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
Press
News or other information disseminated to the public in printed, broadcast, or electronic form
Kept the scandal out of the press.
Push
(snooker) To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot).
Press
The people involved in the media, as news reporters and broadcasters
Took questions from the press after her speech.
Push
A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
Give the door a hard push if it sticks.
Press
The kind or extent of coverage a person or event receives in the media
"Like the pool hall and the tattoo parlor, the motorcycle usually gets a bad press" (R.Z. Sheppard).
Push
An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
One more push and the baby will be out.
Press
A large gathering; a crowd
Lost our friend in the press of people.
Push
A great effort (to do something).
Some details got lost in the push to get the project done.
Let's give one last push on our advertising campaign.
Press
The act of gathering in large numbers or of pushing forward
The press of the crowd broke the gates.
Push
An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
Press
An act of pressing down or applying pressure
With the press of a button.
Push
(military) A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
Press
The haste or urgency of business or matters
The press of the day's events.
Push
A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
Press
The set of proper creases in a garment or fabric, formed by ironing.
Push
(computing) The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
Press
Chiefly Scots and Irish An upright closet or case used for storing clothing, books, or other articles.
Push
The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request.
Server push; a push technology
Press
(Sports) A lift in weightlifting in which the weight is raised to shoulder level and then steadily pushed straight overhead without movement of the legs.
Push
A particular crowd or throng or people.
Press
(Basketball) An aggressive defense tactic in which players guard opponents closely, often over the entire court.
Push
(snooker) A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time
Press
Conscription or impressment into service, especially into the army or navy.
Push
A pustule; a pimple.
Press
(Obsolete) An official warrant for impressing men into military service.
Push
A pustule; a pimple.
Press
An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
Push
A thrust with a pointed instrument, or with the end of a thing.
Press
(countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.
A flower press
Push
Any thrust. pressure, impulse, or force, or force applied; a shove; as, to give the ball the first push.
Press
(countable) A printing machine.
Stop the presses!
Push
An assault or attack; an effort; an attempt; hence, the time or occasion for action.
Exact reformation is not perfected at the first push.
When it comes to the push, 'tis no more than talk.
Press
The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
According to a member of the press
This article appeared in the press.
Push
The faculty of overcoming obstacles; aggressive energy; as, he has push, or he has no push.
Press
(countable) A publisher.
Push
A crowd; a company or clique of associates; a gang.
Press
An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).
Put the cups in the press.
Put the ironing in the linen press.
Push
To press against with force; to drive or impel by pressure; to endeavor to drive by steady pressure, without striking; - opposed to draw.
Sidelong had pushed a mountain from his seat.
Press
An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
Push
To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
If the ox shall push a manservant or maidservant, . . . the ox shall be stoned.
Press
An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.
He can even the match with a press.
Push
To press or urge forward; to drive; to push an objection too far.
Ambition pushes the soul to such actions as are apt to procure honor to the actor.
We are pushed for an answer.
Press
(countable) Pure, unfermented grape juice.
I would like some Concord press with my meal tonight.
Push
To bear hard upon; to perplex; to embarrass.
Press
A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
Push
To importune; to press with solicitation; to tease.
Press
(obsolete) A crowd.
Push
To make a thrust; to shove; as, to push with the horns or with a sword.
Press
(psychology) In personology, any environmental factor that arouses a need in the individual.
Push
To make an advance, attack, or effort; to be energetic; as, a man must push in order to succeed.
At the time of the end shall the kind of the south push at him and the king of the north shall come against him.
War seemed asleep for nine long years; at lengthBoth sides resolved to push, we tried our strength.
Press
(ambitransitive) To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
Push
To burst pot, as a bud or shoot.
The rider pushed on at a rapid pace.
Press
To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
Push
The act of applying force in order to move something away;
He gave the door a hard push
The pushing is good exercise
Press
(transitive) To compress, squeeze.
To press fruit for the purpose of extracting the juice
Push
The force used in pushing;
The push of the water on the walls of the tank
The thrust of the jet engines
Press
(transitive) To clasp, hold in an embrace.
Push
Enterprising or ambitious drive;
Europeans often laugh at American energy
Press
(transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.
To press cloth with a clothes-iron
To press a hat
Push
An electrical switch operated by pressing a button;
The elevator was operated by push buttons
The push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk
Press
To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.
Push
An effort to advance;
The army made a push toward the sea
Press
(transitive) To drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction.
To press a crowd back
Push
Move with force,
He pushed the table into a corner
Press
To weigh upon, oppress, trouble.
Push
Press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action;
He pushed her to finish her doctorate
Press
(transitive) To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
Push
Make publicity for; try to sell (a product);
The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model
The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops
Press
To try to force (something upon someone).
To press the Bible on an audience
Push
Strive and make an effort to reach a goal;
She tugged for years to make a decent living
We have to push a little to make the deadline!
She is driving away at her doctoral thesis
Press
(transitive) To hasten, urge onward.
To press a horse in a race
Push
Press against forcefully without being able to move;
She pushed against the wall with all her strength
Press
(transitive) To urge, beseech, entreat.
Push
Approach a certain age or speed;
She is pushing fifty
Press
(transitive) To lay stress upon.
Push
Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for;
The liberal party pushed for reforms
She is crusading for women's rights
The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate
Press
(ambitransitive) To throng, crowd.
Push
Sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs);
The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs
Press
To print.
Push
Move strenuously and with effort;
The crowd pushed forward
Press
To force into service, particularly into naval service.
Push
Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby;
`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman
Press
An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black.
Press
A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
I have misused the king's press.
Press
An apparatus or machine by which any substance or body is pressed, squeezed, stamped, or shaped, or by which an impression of a body is taken; sometimes, the place or building containing a press or presses.
Press
Specifically, a printing press.
Press
The art or business of printing and publishing; hence, printed publications, taken collectively, more especially newspapers or the persons employed in writing for them; as, a free press is a blessing, a licentious press is a curse.
Press
An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of articles; as, a clothes press.
Press
The act of pressing or thronging forward.
In their throng and press to that last hold.
Press
Urgent demands of business or affairs; urgency; as, a press of engagements.
Press
A multitude of individuals crowded together; crowd of single things; a throng.
They could not come nigh unto him for the press.
Press
To force into service, particularly into naval service; to impress.
To peaceful peasant to the wars is pressed.
Press
To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon by pushing or thrusting, in distinction from pulling; to crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to bear upon; to squeeze; to compress; as, we press the ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on which we repose; we press substances with the hands, fingers, or arms; we are pressed in a crowd.
Good measure, pressed down, and shaken together.
Press
To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of; to squeeze out, or express, from something.
From sweet kernels pressed,She tempers dulcet creams.
And I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.
Press
To squeeze in or with suitable instruments or apparatus, in order to compact, make dense, or smooth; as, to press cotton bales, paper, etc.; to smooth by ironing; as, to press clothes.
Press
To embrace closely; to hug.
Leucothoe shook at these alarms,And pressed Palemon closer in her arms.
Press
To oppress; to bear hard upon.
Press not a falling man too far.
Press
To straiten; to distress; as, to be pressed with want or hunger.
Press
To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over; to constrain; to force; to compel.
Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
Press
To try to force (something upon some one); to urge or inculcate with earnestness or importunity; to enforce; as, to press divine truth on an audience.
He pressed a letter upon me within this hour.
Be sure to press upon him every motive.
Press
To drive with violence; to hurry; to urge on; to ply hard; as, to press a horse in a race.
The posts . . . went cut, being hastened and pressed on, by the king's commandment.
Press
To exert pressure; to bear heavily; to push, crowd, or urge with steady force.
Press
To move on with urging and crowding; to make one's way with violence or effort; to bear onward forcibly; to crowd; to throng; to encroach.
They pressed upon him for to touch him.
Press
To urge with vehemence or importunity; to exert a strong or compelling influence; as, an argument presses upon the judgment.
Press
Newspaper writers and photographers
Press
The state of urgently demanding notice or attention;
The press of business matters
Press
The gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines
Press
A machine used for printing
Press
A dense crowd of people
Press
A tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
Press
Clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
Press
Any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
Press
A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
Press
The act of pressing; the exertion of pressure;
He gave the button a press
He used pressure to stop the bleeding
At the pressing of a button
Press
Exert pressure or force to or upon;
He pressed down on the boards
Press your thumb on this spot
Press
Force or impel in an indicated direction;
I urged him to finish his studies
Press
To be oppressive or burdensome;
Weigh heavily on the mind
Something pressed on his mind
Press
Place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure;
Pressed flowers
Press
Squeeze or press together;
She compressed her lips
The spasm contracted the muscle
Press
Crowd closely;
The crowds pressed along the street
Press
Create by pressing;
Press little holes into the soft clay
Press
Be urgent;
This is a pressing problem
Press
Exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for;
The liberal party pushed for reforms
She is crusading for women's rights
The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate
Press
Press from a plastic;
Press a record
Press
Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby;
`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman
Press
Lift weights;
This guy can press 300 pounds
Press
Ask for or request earnestly;
The prophet bid all people to become good persons