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单词 outpushing
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outpushingn.

Brit. /ˈaʊtpʊʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌpʊʃɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, pushing n.
Etymology: < out- prefix + pushing n., after out-push v. or to push out (see push v. 1b). Compare in-pushing n.
Biology.
The action or process of pushing outwards; an instance of this. Also: a bulge or protuberance formed by outward displacement or growth.
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1867 Amer. Naturalist 1 530 The end cell seems to grow by a sort of out-pushing of the primordial utricle from the central part of the fore end.
1894 Science 27 Dec. 897/2 The change of form consist[s] in outpushings here and there that give the drop a decidedly amœboid outline.
1926 J. Huxley Ess. in Pop. Sci. 18 203 An outpushing from the brain itself.
1939 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 26 129/2 When mature, the conidium hurls itself horizontally for 5 to 12 mm. by the sudden outpushing of the papilla.
1987 M. S. Laverack & J. Dando Lect. Notes Invertebr. Zool. (ed. 3) iii. 25/2 Different degrees of outpushing of the body wall give rise to sponges with a more complex type of construction.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

outpushingadj.

Brit. /ˈaʊtpʊʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌpʊʃɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, pushing adj.
Etymology: < out- prefix + pushing adj., after out-push v. or to push out (see push v. 1b). Compare earlier outpushing n.
That pushes or thrusts outwards. Also figurative: enterprising, ambitious.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > energetic or enterprising
adventurousc1330
emprising1584
enterprising1601
spirited1601
yanking1823
go-ahead1829
go-aheadative1836
go-aheadish1851
fore-reaching1864
get-up-and-get1874
rustling1877
outpushing1884
thrustful1909
go-getting1912
push-and-go1916
can-do1926
go-go-go1954
1884 Overland Monthly Apr. 409/2 My friendly tree with its outpushing branches and sensitive leaves.
1894 Chicago Advance 2 Aug. Some outpushing Chinese and still more enterprising Japanese.
1926 O. Barfield Hist. in Eng. Words i. 14 Some organic, out-pushing quality in the waters of this Aryan spring.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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