push down

pʊʃ daʊn

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Conjugation

Definition of push down - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

physical forceapply force to move something downwards

He pushed down the lever to start the machine.

depress

lower

controlsuppress or control emotions or feelings

She pushed down her anger during the meeting.

control

restrain

suppress

reduction

Rare

reduce the level or amount of something

Rare

The government aims to push down inflation rates.

decrease

lower

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Expressions with push

push back

delay or postpone something

The meeting was pushed back by an hour..

push it

apply force to move something

You need to push it to open the door.

push off

move a boat into open water

The crew pushed off from the dock.

push on

resume or continue one's journey

After a short break, we pushed on to the next town.

give someone a push

move someone forward by pressing their body

He gave her a push to help her up the hill.

push one's way

move forward by using force against people or things

She had to push her way through the crowd.

Terms with push down included in their meaning

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apply pressure

physical force

push down on something with force

valve rocker

engine

lever pivoted at center to push a valve down

Examples of push down in a sentence

He pushed down the lid to seal the container.
He tried to push down his fear before the speech.
She learned to push down her disappointment gracefully.
Efforts to push down costs are ongoing.
They managed to push down the crime rate significantly.

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French:appuyer, réprimer, ...
German:herunterdrücken, unterdrücken, ...
Italian:abbassare, reprimere, ...
Spanish:empujar hacia abajo, reprimir, ...
Portuguese:pressionar, conter, ...
Chinese:按下, 压抑, ...
Japanese:押し下げる, 抑える, ...
Arabic:ضَغَطَ, كَظَم, ...
Hebrew:לְדַחוֹף לְמַטָּה, לְהַדְחִיק, ...
Russian:нажимать, подавлять, ...
Ukrainian:натискати, пригнічувати, ...
Hindi:नीचे दबाना, दबाना, ...
Bengali:নিচে চাপা, চাপা রাখা, ...
Catalan:empènyer cap avall, reprimir, ...
Czech:stlačit, potlačit, ...
Danish:trykke ned, undertrykke, ...
Dutch:omlaag duwen, onderdrukken, ...
Greek:πιέζω προς τα κάτω, καταπιέζω, ...
Hungarian:lenyomni, elfojtani, ...
Khmer:រុញចុះ, សង្កត់អារម្មណ៍, ...
Korean:누르다, 억누르다, ...
Persian:پایین فشار دادن, فرو خوردن, ...
Polish:naciskać, tłumić, ...
Portuguese (BR):pressionar, reprimir, ...
Romanian:a apăsa, a controla, ...
Swedish:trycka ner, undertrycka, ...
Thai:กด, ระงับ, ...
Turkish:bastırmak, düşürmek, ...
Vietnamese:ấn xuống, nén, ...

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