单词 | push-back |
释义 | push-backadj.n. A. adj. That may be or is designed to be pushed back. ΚΠ 1901 L. T. Hobhouse Mind in Evolution vii. 166 Push-back bolt. A similar box was fastened by a bolt furnished with a knob. It could not be pulled out, but had to be pushed back. 1936 Pop. Mech. July 126 a/2 Ordinary hook-up wire with push-back insulation is used for the other wiring. 1947 J. L. Daniels & O. R. Johnson in P. I. Smith Pract. Plastics xv. 207/1 The term side ram is sometimes erroneously applied to the push-back or pull-back rams on double-acting presses. 2003 D. Abram et al. Rough Guide to South India i. 131 Fares start at around Rs300 for a push-back seat on a beaten-up Kadamba (Goan government) or MSRTC coach. B. n. 1. A type of hat with a pushed-back brim. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > other cap (also hat) of maintenancec1475 hat1483 wishing-hat1600 cockle hat1603 porringer1623 poke1632 custard-cap1649 bonnet1675 muff-box1678 Caroline1687 Quaker1778 meat safe1782 balloon hat1784 gypsy hat1785 cabriolet1797 gypsy bonnet1803 Gypsy1806 Wellington hat1809 fan-tail-hat1810 umbrella hat1817 radical1828 caubeen1831 topi1835 montera1838 Petersham1845 squash hat1860 Moab1864 kiddy1865 flap-hat1866 Dolly Varden1872 brush-hata1877 potae1881 Pope's-hat1886 plateau1890 kelly1915 push-back1920 kiss-me-quick hat1963 pakul1982 tinfoil hat1982 1920 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 24 Mar. 8/1 (advt.) Cleverly designed millinery..including—Smart Turbans..Chin Chins—Push-Backs and Sailors. 1947 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 25 Mar. 13/2 (advt.) Our Millinery Buyer just returned with the very Newest Easter Hats. Open Crowns—Big Bretons. Push Backs. New Split Straw Braids. 2. a. gen. An act of pushing something back; an instance of being pushed back. ΚΠ 1944 Council Bluffs (Iowa) Nonpareil 17 Jan. The Japanese now face further push-backs to the south and east of the bay in a campaign which has already cost them more than 6,000 casualties. 1962 Ironwood (Mich.) Daily Globe 4/2 In the few cases where they're..deferring orders, it's to balance inventories with consumption. The pushbacks do not suggest a trend. 1982 A. F. Wallace Progress Plastic Surg. iv. 52 In the year following..a description of the sandwich type of palatal pushback was first published and this design is now often the method of choice for the closure of medium sized fistulae. 2005 Telecom Policy Rep. (Nexis) 23 Feb. The 1996 Telecom Act sets a..deadline as the ‘goal’ for the shift from digital to analog spectrum... There have been discussions of further pushbacks of the transition date and transition alternatives. b. Hockey. The backward pass with which play commences (superseding the bully); (hence) the start of a hockey match. Cf. bully n.2 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > hockey > [noun] > types of stroke centre1898 flick1957 push-in1970 push-back1982 1982 Daily Intelligencer (Doylestown, Pa.) 15 Sept. 25/5 Allison Hudson scored the only goal..in a Suburban One League field hockey game... ‘She scored on a pushback at the start of the second half.’ 1999 Exeposé (Exeter Univ. Guild of Students) 8 Feb. 16/1 Mens Hockey Firsts take on Bristol. Any support could make the difference at Dawlish where push-back will be at 4.30pm. 2005 Sevenoaks Chron. (Nexis) 17 Feb. 62 Maidstone put Oaks under early pressure from the pushback and were rewarded with an early goal. c. Originally and chiefly U.S. Resistance, disagreement; adverse reaction, negative feedback. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun] > opposition or resistance witherOE wiþerstrencþc1175 withstanding1303 resistancea1325 gainstandinga1340 withsetting1340 resistencec1390 again-standingc1400 resisting1436 repugnance?a1439 gainstandc1470 disstandingc1485 against-standinga1500 repugnancya1500 resist1535 objection1543 reluctation1593 resistment1605 rebeck1609 reluctance1609 reluctancy1613 obluctation1615 redaction1621 resistencya1623 obstrigillation1623 resistal1631 resistancy1656 recalcitration1658 stemc1700 calcitration1867 push-back1984 1979 R. Bolton People Skills x. 160 We have a special phrase that we use to describe an assertion and the predictable defensive response to it. We call it the ‘push-push back phenomenon’... In response to that push there is an almost inevitable ‘push back’.] 1984 R. M. Kanter in J. N. Williamson Leader-manager (1986) 481 ‘Push-back’..is a generic term for an expression of disagreement, often by a manager needed on the team. Examples of push-back include telling a manager he's not the right one to bring about a given task. 1992 Supermarket News 29 June 61/3 They are beginning to experience some challenges which will result in short-term volume losses that were likely expected; however, the increasing momentum toward retailer pushback is substantial. 1998 Wired Nov. 220/2 Jim..was always adamant about selling advertising on the Web site, but he got pushback from Mike and others who wanted it to stay focused on marketing. 2003 Foreign Policy May–June 96/1 The global pushback against U.S. initiatives. 3. At an airport: the process or an instance of moving an aeroplane from a passenger terminal to a runway or taxiway; the period between the embarkation of the passengers and take-off. Also attributive: designating a vehicle used to push or tow an aeroplane to the taxiway or runway. ΚΠ 1972 Washington Post 19 Apr. a21/6 Official records show..that..‘push-back’ started at 8:30 (the scheduled departure time) and that takeoff was at 8:37. 1984 Times 9 Nov. 23/1 The tractor..is probably the largest battery-electric push-back vehicle and is capable of moving a fully-laden jumbo jet. 1999 N.Y. Times 7 Nov. i. 28/6 American rules about having all passengers seated before push-back from the gate..are not always followed. 2005 Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.) (Nexis) 24 Feb. a1 The union contends that..the airline had just one pushback tug... Shortly after the accident, Northwest began requiring two people for pushbacks. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1901 |
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