push down

push someone or something down

to force someone or something downward. Every time he tried to get up, the other boys pushed him down again. I pushed down the button and the machine began to operate.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Joaquina	hwah-KEE-nah	Spanish
Tecumseh	te-KUM-se	Native American, Shawnee
Plamen	-	Bulgarian, Serbian
Euterpe	-	Greek Mythology
Janika	-	Hungarian
Duncan	DUN-kən (English)	Scottish, English