WORD OF THE DAY -PUSH -

Thesaurus-Synonyms- PUSH

'push' verb to be behind something or someone and touching them and use effort to move them either away from you or along in front of you, or to be above something and use effort to move it downwards: She pushed him out of the way. * σπρώχνω, ωθώ: μετακινώ με ώθηση, «σπρώχνω»: πιέζω, «πατώ»

[drive] to be behind something or someone, but not touching them, and use force or urging to make them move away from you or along in front of you, or to push something in or down with great force: The wind was driving the rain into our faces. * (για άνεμο ή νερό:) παρασύρω, ωθώ, «σπρώχνω», «ρίχνω»

[nudge] to push someone or something gently, especially to push someone gently in the side with your elbow: She nudged me and whispered, ‘Don’t look now, but isn’t that David Beckham sitting three rows in front of us?’ * ωθώ ή σπρώχνω ελαφρά: δίνω αγκωνιά, σκουντώ (ελαφρά με τον αγκώνα)

[poke] to push something narrow such as your finger or a stick into an opening in something, or to prod something or someone: Be careful waving that stick about, you nearly poked me in the eye.
* προσβάλλω ή ανοίγω (οπή) με αιχμηρό άκρο, κεντρίζω, κν. τσιγκλώ: σκαλίζω (με αιχμηρό όργανο), συνδαυλίζω

[press] to push something downwards or inwards by applying weight or pressure on top of it: I pressed the button to ring the bell. * ωθώ ασκώντας συνεχή πίεση, «πιέζω», κν. «ζουλώ»

[prod] to use something narrow such as your finger or a stick to push against something: He prodded me in the ribs with his bony finger. * σκουντώ/ωθώ με αιχμηρό μέσο, νύσσω, κεντρίζω, κν. «τσιγκλώ»

[propel] to cause something to move, especially rapidly, often by pushing it from behind: He gave me a push that propelled me into the room. * παρέχω κίνηση , «κινώ», προωθώ με ταχύτητα

[shove] to push or put something or someone somewhere roughly or carelessly: Just shove a few things into a suitcase, we’re only going for two days. * τοποθετώ βιαστικά ή απρόσεκτα, «χώνω», «ρίχνω»

[squeeze] to push on something from two or more sides at once, as when you hold something in your hand and close your fingers around it: You have to squeeze the bottle to get the sauce out.
* συμπιέζω, κν. «ζουλώ», «ζουπώ», σφίγγω, στύβω, «ξεζουμίζω»

taken from the BETSIS ELT DICTIONARY & THESAURUS