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Standard actions which are checked but then do nothing unless rules intervene
Waiting , Touching , Waving , Pulling , Pushing , Turning , Pushing it to , Squeezing

Pushing something (past tense pushed)

Pushing is the act of pushing something not grossly larger than the actor by an amount which would not substantially move it. (See also the pushing it to action, which involves a longer-distance push between rooms.)
In the Standard Rules there are no carry out rules for this action because nothing in the standard Inform world model which reacts to it. The action is provided for authors to hang more interesting behaviour onto for special cases: say, pulling a lever. ('The big red lever is a fixed in place device. Instead of pulling the big red lever, try switching on the lever. Instead of pushing the big red lever, try switching off the lever.')

Typed commands leading to this action

"push/move/shift/clear/press [something]"

Rules controlling this action

instead of pushing the left switch

instead of pushing the right switch

check pushing the button

check an actor pushing something can't push what's fixed in place rule
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A "[regarding the noun][They] [are] fixed in place."
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check an actor pushing something can't push scenery rule
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A "[We] [are] unable to."
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check an actor pushing something can't push people rule
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A "[The noun] [might not like] that."
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report an actor pushing something report pushing rule
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A "Nothing obvious [happen]."
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B "[The actor] [push] [the noun]."
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