The difference between Pull and Push

Pull as a noun:

An act of pulling (applying force)

Pull as a noun:

An attractive force which causes motion towards the source

Pull as a noun:

Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope

Pull as a noun (slang, dated):

Something in one's favour in a comparison or a contest; an advantage; means of influencing.

Pull as a noun:

Appeal or attraction (as of a movie star)

Pull as a noun (Internet, uncountable):

The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology

Pull as a noun:

A journey made by rowing

Pull as a noun (dated):

A contest; a struggle.

Pull as a noun (obsolete, poetic):

Loss or violence suffered.

Pull as a noun (slang):

The act of drinking.

Pull as a noun (cricket):

A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the side.

Pull as a noun (golf):

A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.

Pull as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

Pull as a verb:

To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck.

Pull as a verb:

To attract or net; to pull in.

Pull as a verb:

To draw apart; to tear; to rend.

Pull as a verb (ambitransitive, UK, Ireland, slang):

To persuade (someone) to have sex with one.

Pull as a verb (transitive):

To remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability.

Pull as a verb (transitive, informal):

To do or perform.

Pull as a verb (transitive):

To retrieve or generate for use.

Pull as a verb:

To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.

Pull as a verb (intransitive):

To row.

Pull as a verb (transitive):

To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).

Pull as a verb (video games, ambitransitive):

To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.

Pull as a verb:

To score a certain amount of points in a sport.

Pull as a verb (horse-racing):

To hold back, and so prevent from winning.

Pull as a verb (printing, dated):

To take or make (a proof or impression); so called because hand presses were worked by pulling a lever.

Pull as a verb (cricket, golf):

To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)

Pull as a verb (UK):

To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.

Pull as a verb (rail transportation, US, of a railroad car):

To pull out from a yard or station; to leave.

Push as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.

Push as a verb (transitive):

To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.

Push as a verb (transitive):

To press or urge forward; to drive.

Push as a verb (transitive):

To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).

Push as a verb (informal, transitive):

To approach; to come close to.

Push as a verb (intransitive):

To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to expel its contents.

Push as a verb (intransitive):

To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.

Push as a verb:

To make a higher bid at an auction.

Push as a verb (poker):

To make an all-in bet.

Push as a verb (chess, transitive):

To move (a pawn) directly forward.

Push as a verb (computing):

To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.

Push as a verb (computing):

To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.

Push as a verb (obsolete):

To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.

Push as a verb:

To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.

Push as a verb (snooker):

To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot)

Push as a noun:

A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.

Push as a noun:

An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.

Push as a noun:

A great effort (to do something).

Push as a noun:

An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.

Push as a noun (military):

A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.

Push as a noun:

A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score

Push as a noun (computing):

The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.

Push as a noun (Internet, uncountable):

The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request, as in server push, push technology.

Push as a noun (dated):

A crowd or throng or people

Push as a noun (snooker):

A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time

Push as a noun (obsolete, UK, dialect):

A pustule; a pimple.