extra push

collocation in English

meaningsofextraandpush

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extra
adjective
uk
/ˈek.strə/us
/ˈek.strə/
added to what ...
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push
noun
uk
/pʊʃ/us
/pʊʃ/
the act of moving someone or something by pressing them with your hands ...
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(Definition ofextraandpushfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofextra push

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Theextrapushwould change the impact on the one so that both person and trolley remain stationary.
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The agent would give theextrapushin order to make the trolley hit the one and not only because it will hit the one.
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It is not inconsistent of the turner to refuse to give anextrapushjust in order to get the trolley to hit and stick to the one.
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Both are extremely important, but innovation needs to get anextrapush.
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Then he threw me violently forward and several policemen gave anextrapush.
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They need thatextrapushwhich will transform the wearing rate.
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Theextrapushto our prices would endanger the volume of our exports.
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Occasionally, police officers need that littleextrapush, in the same way that local education authorities do.
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I know this has been frequently urged, but it wants just anextrapushto secure it.
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But a commitment to give such anextrapushwould follow from an intention to hit the one as a means to stopping the trolley, other things being equal.
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But we provide the impetus, theextrapushthe technology needs to do that.
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It also gives teachers an opportunity to identify students who need anextrapushto take themselves to the next level and pool our resources to push them.
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This may be a center/guard double-team where the center and guard are assigned to the same target (usually a defensive tackle) to getextrapushor drive.
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