pushover

[ poosh-oh-ver ]

/ ˈpʊʃˌoʊ vər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR pushover ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

Informal. anything done easily.

Informal. an easily defeated person or team.

Informal. a person who is easily persuaded, influenced, or seduced.

Rocketry. a displacement in a horizontal direction of the trajectory of a missile or rocket.

Aeronautics. push-down.

Origin of pushover

1905–10, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase push over

Words nearby pushover

push money, push off, push on, push one's luck, pushout, pushover, push paper, pushpin, push plate, push poll, push polling

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Example sentences from the Web for pushover

And no wonder they despise Obama, who they view as a weakling, a loser, and a pushover.
Quit Calling Everything Fascism!|David Frum|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Assad is no pushover and is not hesitant to use force to maintain his position in power—as his brutal assault on Homs shows.
Kofi Annan’s U.N. Mission Is Last-Ditch Push for Diplomacy in Syria|Bruce Jones|March 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
How did the president, a noted card player, get pegged as a pushover?
Obama's Poker Club Tells All|Randall Lane|December 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
But it also shows the president to be a pushover, with no taste for high-stakes negotiation.
Obama Gets Rolled|John Avlon|December 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST

But Serbia, which excelled in qualifying, also proved that it wouldn't be a pushover when the time comes to play Germany.
World Cup Primer|Joshua Robinson|June 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Of course, him having been places and seen and done things, I was a pushover for him.
Hookers|Richard F. Mann
But Frank Brooks wasn't full of knockout drops this time, and with a clear head he was no pushover.
Deadly City|Paul W. Fairman

British Dictionary definitions for pushover

pushover

/ (ˈpʊʃˌəʊvə) /

noun informal

something that is easily achieved or accomplished

a person, team, etc, that is easily taken advantage of or defeated

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单词	pushover
释义	pushover [ poosh-oh-ver ] / ˈpʊʃˌoʊ vər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pushover ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal. anything done easily. Informal. an easily defeated person or team. Informal. a person who is easily persuaded, influenced, or seduced. Rocketry. a displacement in a horizontal direction of the trajectory of a missile or rocket. Aeronautics. push-down. Origin of pushover 1905–10, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase push over Words nearby pushover push money, push off, push on, push one's luck, pushout, pushover, push paper, pushpin, push plate, push poll, push polling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pushover And no wonder they despise Obama, who they view as a weakling, a loser, and a pushover. Quit Calling Everything Fascism!\|David Frum\|January 23, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Assad is no pushover and is not hesitant to use force to maintain his position in power—as his brutal assault on Homs shows. Kofi Annan’s U.N. Mission Is Last-Ditch Push for Diplomacy in Syria\|Bruce Jones\|March 3, 2012\|DAILY BEAST How did the president, a noted card player, get pegged as a pushover? Obama's Poker Club Tells All\|Randall Lane\|December 8, 2010\|DAILY BEAST But it also shows the president to be a pushover, with no taste for high-stakes negotiation. Obama Gets Rolled\|John Avlon\|December 7, 2010\|DAILY BEAST But Serbia, which excelled in qualifying, also proved that it wouldn't be a pushover when the time comes to play Germany. World Cup Primer\|Joshua Robinson\|June 12, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Of course, him having been places and seen and done things, I was a pushover for him. Hookers\|Richard F. Mann But Frank Brooks wasn't full of knockout drops this time, and with a clear head he was no pushover. Deadly City\|Paul W. Fairman British Dictionary definitions for pushover pushover / (ˈpʊʃˌəʊvə) / noun informal something that is easily achieved or accomplished a person, team, etc, that is easily taken advantage of or defeated Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pushover sucker, cinch, piece of cake, fool, picnic, stooge, walkover, setup, chump, breeze, victim, snap, duck soup, soft touch, easy game, kid stuff, child's play
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pushover

noun

Origin of pushover

Words nearby pushover

Example sentences from the Web for pushover

British Dictionary definitions for pushover

noun informal

Words related to pushover