push up

Definitions

1. 1

   To make (something) higher

   To make (something) higher; to increase.

   • In a unanimous decision, the Fed's open market committee pushed up its federal funds rate by a quarter point to 1.25% and hinted that it would adopt a measured approach to any future increases.
2. 2

   To arise or jut out from

   To arise or jut out from; to thrust from.

   • The slab and piles will work together to resist 'ground heave' (the upward movement of the ground as it tries to push up into the box).

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