English verb: push up | |||
| 1. | push up (motion) push upward | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | force, push | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boost up, uplift | ||
| 2. | push up (stative) push upward | ||
| Samples | The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air. | ||
| Synonyms | thrust | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | jut, jut out, project, protrude, stick out | ||
| Verb group | thrust | ||