A push is when you use your body or something else to move things from one place to another.
Imagine you're playing with your favorite toy car on the floor. When you use your hand to make it go forward, that’s a push, you’re giving it a little nudge so it can zoom across the room.
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Pushes Are Everywhere
Examples
- A child pushes a toy car across the floor.
- You push a shopping cart to move it forward.
- A football player pushes another player during a tackle.
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See also
- What is friction?
- What is force?
- What is Air drag?
- What Causes the ‘Snap’ of a Whip?
- What is combined motion?