push up
Third Person
pushes up
Present Participle
pushing up
Past Tense
pushed up
Past Participle
pushed up
1
to move something in an upward direction
- The crowd cheered as the player jumped and pushed the ball up into the basket.
- The construction workers used machinery to push the heavy beam up into its place.
- He pushed the box up onto the higher shelf.
- She used her hand to push up the window that was stuck.
- The child reached out to push up the toy that had fallen under the table.
Synonyms:
2
to cause an increase in the amount, number, or value of something
- High demand for the product pushed up its price.
- The sudden boom in tourism pushed up the property values in the coastal town.
- A surge in online shopping during the holiday season pushed sales figures up significantly.
- The new advertising campaign pushed the brand's recognition up by a significant margin
- The limited supply coupled with increased demand quickly pushed the prices of the collectibles up.