ADJ

big, hard
gentle, little

VERB + PUSH

give sb/sth
She gave him a gentle push towards the door

PHRASES

at the push of a button
The machine washes and dries at the push of a button

ADJ

big
final

PREP

~ against
the final push against the enemy
~ for
There has been a big push for better public transport
~ towards
a push towards organic food

ADV

firmly, hard
You'll have to push harder if you want it to move
roughly, violently
gently
carefully
deliberately
He was deliberately pushed into the path of the vehicle
hastily, hurriedly, quickly
slowly
suddenly
just, merely, simply
Jack flung himself at Steve, but he simply pushed him away
aside, away, back, down, home, inside, over, together
She leaned on the door and pushed the bolt home. They pushed the two desks together

VERB + PUSH

try to
manage to
begin to

PREP

across, against
The fans pushed against the barrier
at
She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge
into, off, out of
He pushed her roughly out of the door
through, to
The woman had been pushed violently to the ground
towards, under
She found a note pushed under the door

PHRASES

push sth open/shut
He managed to push the window open a few inches

ADV

roughly
blindly

VERB + PUSH

try to
begin to
I began to push my way through the crowd

PREP

past
She pushed blindly past him and made for the door
through
pushing through the crowd

PHRASES

push and shove
People were pushing and shoving to get to the front
push your way
A man pushed his way to the front of the crowd

ADV

hard
Lucy should push herself a little harder
too far
Her parents are very tolerant, but sometimes she pushes them too far
around
Don't allow yourself to be pushed around by that bully
hard
They're pushing hard for a ban on GM foods

PREP

into
Her parents pushed her into accepting the job

PHRASES

push sb/yourself to the limit
He felt he was being pushed to the limits of his self-control
PHRASAL VERBS push for sth

VERB + PUSH

have to
I'm going to have to push you for an answer