push
verb
1 verb also PHYSIOL, MED move sth/sb away TRANSITIVEbrúigh verb she pushed the door bhrúigh sí an dorasthe roof can be pushed halfway back is féidir an díon a bhrú leath bealaigh ar aishe pushed me out of the way bhrúigh sé amach as an mbealach méshe pushed the boy over leag sí an buachaillit was pushed under my door cuireadh faoi mo dhoras é, sádh faoi mo dhoras épush yourself up brúigh thú féin suashe pushed it open bhrúigh sé air go dtí gur oscail séhe pushed the pram up the hill bhrúigh sé an pram suas an cnocshe asked them to push the car d'iarr sí orthu an carr a bhrú
INTRANSITIVEbrúigh verb they were pushing at each other bhí siad ag brú a chéilethey told her to start pushing dúirt siad léi tosú ag brú
2 verb press TRANSITIVEbrúigh verb push the button! brúigh an cnaipe!he pushed his nose against the window bhrúigh sé a shrón in aghaidh na fuinneoige, sháigh sé a ghaosán in éadan na fuinneoigeTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb force, drive sth TRANSITIVEbrúigh verb tiomáin verb the pumps pushed water into the pipes bhrúigh na caidéil uisce isteach sna píopaí 4 verb cause or force change TRANSITIVEto push back the boundaries of science teorainneacha na heolaíochta a shárúthey're pushing forward the equality agenda tá siad ag cur an chomhionannais chun cinnhigh rents are pushing people out tá cíosanna arda ag ruaigeadh daoine 5 verb move (amount, level) up or down TRANSITIVEthey pushed prices up d'ardaigh siad na praghsannathey used it to push down wages d'úsáid siad é le pá a ísliú 6 verb force your way
INTRANSITIVEbrúigh verb bheith ag brú romhat stop pushing! ná bí ag brú!they were pushing to be at the front bhí siad ag brú rompu le bheith chun tosaighto push and shove bheith ag brú romhathe pushed past her bhrúigh sé thairsti
7 verb challenge, pressurise (person, yourself) TRANSITIVEbrúigh verb brú a chur ar she pushed herself too much chuir sí barraíocht brú uirthi féinthey pushed their child to learn music chuir siad brú ar a bpáiste ceol a fhoghlaim
INTRANSITIVEbrú a chur ort féintú féin a bhrúshe pushed to win chuir sí brú uirthi féin buachan
8 verb ask persistently TRANSITIVEbrú a chur ar tathantaigh ar PhrV áitigh ar PhrV they pushed the government to do more chuir siad brú ar an rialtas níos mó a dhéanamhdon't push me! ná bí ag cur brú orm!, lig dom!, leag as!
INTRANSITIVEbheith ag brúthey're pushing for more money tá siad ag brú chun tuilleadh airgid a fháil, tá siad ag iarraidh go mbeidh tuilleadh airgid ar fáil
9 verb promote (idea, message) TRANSITIVEbrúigh chun cinn cuir chun tosaigh cuir chun cinn they're pushing the same message tá an teachtaireacht chéanna á cur chun cinn acu
INTRANSITIVEwe agree with you, you don't need to push so hard táimid ar aon intinn leat, ní gá duit brú a chur orainn mar seo
10 verb COMM, informal try to sell (product) TRANSITIVEdíol verb he was pushing drugs bhí sé ag díol drugaí, bhí sé ag mangaireacht drugaíit's hard work pushing this magazine tá sé deacair an iris seo a dhíol 11 verb MIL advance INTRANSITIVEbrúigh ar aghaidh noun
12 noun also PHYSIOL, MED, SOCC act of pushingbrú masc4 sá masc4 sonc masc4 to give sth a push brú a thabhairt do rud, sonc a thabhairt do rudit needs a firm push caithfidh tú brú go láidir air, caithfidh tú sonc láidir a thabhairt dóhe was awarded a penalty for the push tugadh cic pionóis dó de bhrí gur brúdh é 13 noun pressingbrú masc4 the blinds open at the push of a button níl le déanamh ach brú ar chnaipe leis na dallóga a oscailt, osclaíonn na dallóga ach cnaipe a bhrúgive it a good push brúigh go maith é 14 noun device to be pressedcnaipe masc4 15 noun PHYS forcebrú masc4 16 noun determined effortiarracht fem3 brú masc4 he was planning a big push bhí sé chun iarracht mhór a dhéanamhthere's been a push for business courses tá níos mó daoine ag iarraidh cúrsaí gnó a dhéanamhshe made a push for the world championships thug sí faoi chraobh an domhainour push towards peace failed theip ar ár n-iarrachtaí síochánafinally they made the push and took the game sa deireadh chuir siad chucu féin agus bhain siad an cluiche 17 noun COMM, PRESS marketing campaignfeachtas masc1 the marketing push was successful d'éirigh leis an bhfeachtas margaíochta 18 noun encouragementspreagadh masc ugach masc1 it gave me the push to do it thug sé spreagadh dom lena dhéanamh, sin é an rud a spreag mé lena dhéanamhI needed a push to finish the work bhí sonc de dhíth orm leis an obair a chríochnú 19 noun MIL advance over territorythey resumed their push toward Germany ghluais siad ar aghaidh arís i dtreo na Gearmáine 20 noun drive, determinationfuinneamh masc1 treallús masc1 21 noun challenge, pressurised situationit was a push for him to be fit bhí sé crua air éirí aclaí, bhain sé go leor as éirí aclaí