单词 | push-through |
释义 | push-throughn.adj. A. n. 1. colloquial. A narrow passage through something. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, passage, or means of access to a place > [noun] > narrow passage or narrow part of passage chare12.. danger1393 throata1522 creek1573 pass1712 push-through1888 1888 Athenæum 18 Feb. 217 The side pieces of a Derbyshire stile or ‘push through’ in the churchyard wall. 1972 F. Mowat Whale for Killing vii. 93 We was an hour poking our way to the pushthrough what leads into Aldridges Pond, and them whales stayed right along of we. 2. An instrument for cleaning the bore of a rifle. Cf. pull-through n. 1. rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > equipment for use with firearms > [noun] > instrument for cleaning bore > pull- or push-through scourer1467 jag1844 pull-through1890 push-through1920 1920 G. Burrard Notes on Sporting Rifles 68 Greener's ‘push through’ is an excellent invention for all ultra small bores. B. adj. That is pushed through; esp. designating a thing that is operated by being pushed through (something). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adjective] > through > in which one part is pushed through another push-through1945 1945 C. E. Balleisen Princ. Firearms vi. 62 The German gun uses a push-through belt link. 1970 Which? Aug. 237/2 Slip-over threading points are better than push-through points. 1979 D. Francis Whip Hand xvi. 195 The push-through switch on a table lamp. 2004 B. Bunch & A. Hellemans Hist. Sci. & Techol. 638/4 1973..The push-through tab on soft drink and beer cans is introduced. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1888 |
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