move vs push

move

verb
  • To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence. 

  • To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another 

  • To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion). 

  • To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in. 

  • To request an action from the court. 

  • To transfer (a piece) from one space or position on the board to another. 

  • To sell or market (especially physical inventory or illicit drugs). 

  • To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another. 

  • To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit 

  • To act; to take action; to begin to act 

noun
  • The event of changing one's residence. 

  • A change in strategy. 

  • A round, in which each player has a turn. 

  • The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game. 

  • The act of moving; a movement. 

  • An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose. 

  • A transfer, a change from one employer to another. 

  • A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc. 

push

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

  • To move (a pawn) directly forward. 

  • To press or urge forward; to drive. 

  • To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate. 

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

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

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

  • 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). 

  • To make an all-in bet. 

  • To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal. 

  • To make a higher bid at an auction. 

  • To approach; to come close to. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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. 

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

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

  • A great effort (to do something). 

  • The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request. 

How often have the words move and push occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )