| VERB | motion | push up | push upward |
|---|---|---|---|
| stative | push up, thrust | push upward |
| Meaning | Push upward. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Narrower | boost up | Push upward |
| uplift | lift up or elevate / elevate / elevate | |
| Broader | push, force | Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| Meaning | Push upward. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonym | thrust | |
| Broader | stick out, protrude, jut out, jut, project | Extend out or project in space |
| Similar to | thrust | Force (molten rock) into pre-existing rock |
| Spanish | empujar, impeler, propulsar | |
| Catalan | empentar, empènyer, envestir, impel·lir, propel·lir, propulsar | |
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