mindmap root((推动)) push implies the application of force by a body already in contact with the body to be moved: ~ the door open. shove implies a strong and often fast, sudden, or rough pushing that forces something along or aside: ~d the man out of my way. thrust suggests less steadiness and greater violence than push and implies the application of a single abrupt movement or action: ~ the money into my hand and ran away. propel suggests a driving rapidly forward or onward by a force or power that imparts motion: ships ~led by steam.