pushing

the act of applying force in order to move something away

he gave the door a hard push

move with force,

He pushed the table into a corner

press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action

He pushed her to finish her doctorate

make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model

strive and make an effort to reach a goal

She tugged for years to make a decent living