He put his palms against the surface and pushed upward.

They pushed upward, and the frame responded to the movement.

She placed the bottom of the pole on the ground, pushed upward and got herself standing up.

He braced himself well and pushed upward again, with all his strength.

But the soil was being pushed upward, from within, as though something beneath it wanted to breathe the air of the living once more.

Aahz nodded and pushed upward, taking one step at a time.

She pushed upward, shook her head to clear the daze out of it, looked up.

For an hour they pushed upward through melting drifts of snow.

The bottom of a boat is pushed upward by water pressure (buoyancy).

To lock it in place, the long end is pushed upward, making a T-shaped form.