Well to oversimplify the whole question, you can't push a domain name until it has been registered. This, apparently, is one of those rare moments when the "chicken or the egg" controversy has a clear winner.
If you've ever searched for a domain name on eBay you've probably come across the term "push." Usually found in the phrase "a free push." A push is what passes for shipping in the eBay domain name auction world. Since domains names are nothing but digital constructs you can't ship a domain name as you would most any other widget; instead you "push" it to the auction winner.
In order to receive the benefit of the push you must have an account at the same registrar as the original owner of the domain name. The original owner is the individual or company that created the name in the first place by registering it. He can't "push" it to you unless you both have an account with the same registrar. I know I'm repeating myself here but I've had to argue this point lately and I thought it bore repeating. That's the reason the domain name sellers on eBay are so adamant that any potential buyer must get an account with the same registrar (OK, I won't say it again!).
Nor can you push a domain name from one reseller to another. That means that a domain name registered with say, a GoDaddy reseller, can't be pushed for free to GoDaddy itself, or from GoDaddy to a reseller in their system.
Can you register it with another registrar after winning it? Of course, but not for free. Which brings us to another major difference between registering and pushing-pushing is free and registering isn't.
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