push (sb) toward(s) sth
— phrasal verb with push uk/pʊʃ/us/pʊʃ/verb
to try to do or achieve something, or to make someone more likely to do or achieve something:
It is hoped that these measures will push the nation towards recovery.
[ + -ing verb ] New employment laws are expected to push more women towards working full-time.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Causing somebody to act
- a kick up the arse/backside idiom
- arm-twisting
- bludgeon
- bounce
- bounce sb into sth
- bulldoze
- force sb's hand idiom
- forcible
- hold sb to ransom idiom
- impel
- impose
- push
- railroad
- screw
- shanghai
- slap sth on/onto (sth/sb)
- squeeze
- squeeze sth out of sb
- trap
- wring sth from/out of sb
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