# push (action)

To apply energy so that something moves further in space.

- Computed level: L11 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: physical

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [energy](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-energy.capacity), [motion](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-motion.movement), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent)

**Through:** Energy acts on a thing in space, causing it to change place.

**Novel properties:**
- directed force
- immediate movement

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-push.action*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-push.action.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*