poussée — meaning in English

English meaning

• push verb To apply force to something so it moves away from you.
• shove verb To push something or someone roughly.
• surge noun A sudden, powerful increase or rush.
• thrust noun A sudden strong push or lunge forward.

Senses

poussée is used for these senses in English:

• push A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
• shove A rough push.
• surge A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
• thrust The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.

push — full definition

1. verb To apply force to something so it moves away from you.
2. verb To keep pressuring or persuading someone toward a course of action.
3. verb To promote or advertise something persistently.
4. verb To keep striving hard toward a goal.
5. noun A short, forceful application of pressure; the act of pushing.

shove — full definition

1. verb To push something or someone roughly.
2. noun A rough push.

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