押す — meaning in English

English meaning

• press verb To push firmly against something, or push down on a button or surface.
• push verb To apply force to something so it moves away from you.
• shove verb To push something or someone roughly.
• squeeze verb To press something firmly from two or more sides.
• thrust noun A sudden strong push or lunge forward.

Senses

押す is used for these senses in English:

• push (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
• shove (transitive) To push, especially roughly or with force.
• squeeze (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.

press — full definition

1. verb To push firmly against something, or push down on a button or surface.
2. verb To urge someone strongly to do or agree to something.
3. noun Newspapers and journalists collectively; the news media.
4. noun A machine used to apply strong force, such as for printing or shaping material.

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.

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