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push
Verb
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If you push something, you touch it with a force away from your body.
You have to push that door quite hard before it will open.
If you push this button, the machine will stop.
push
Noun
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A push is the act of touching something with a force away from your body.
My car won't move. Can you give me a push?
broach
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verb
bring up a topic for discussion
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noun
(= brooch)
a decorative pin worn by women
cutting
Noun
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A cutting is a piece of newspaper or magazine that is cut and saved.
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A cutting is a piece of a plant that is cut off, usually to grow a new plant.
cutting
Adjective
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If a remark is cutting, it is unkind.