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pushed
push P0674100 (po͝osh)v. pushed, push·ing, push·es v.tr.1. a. To apply pressure against (something), especially for the purpose of moving it: pushed the door but couldn't budge it.b. To move (something) by exerting force against it; thrust or shove: pushed the crate aside.c. To exert downward pressure on (a button or keyboard, for example); press.2. To force (one's way): We pushed our way through the crowd.3. To urge forward or urge insistently; pressure: pushed him to study harder.4. To extend or enlarge: pushed sales into the millions.5. Informal To approach in age: is pushing 40 and still hasn't settled down.6. a. Informal To promote or sell (a product): The author pushed her latest book by making appearances in bookstores.b. Slang To sell (a narcotic) illegally: push drugs.7. Sports To hit (a ball) in the direction toward the dominant hand of the player propelling it, as to the right of a right-handed player.v.intr.1. To exert pressure or force against something: winds pushing against the sail.2. To advance despite difficulty or opposition; press forward: The regiment pushed toward the front line.3. To advocate or recommend something insistently: pushed for a change in leadership.4. To expend great or vigorous effort: pushed to finish his paper by the deadline.n.1. a. The act of pushing; a thrust: gave the door a push.b. The act of pressing: with a push of the button.2. A vigorous or insistent effort toward an end; a drive: a push to reform health care.3. A provocation to action; a stimulus: has artistic talent but needs a push to get started.4. Informal Persevering energy; enterprise: doesn't have the push to get the job done.Phrasal Verbs: push around Informal To treat or threaten to treat roughly; intimidate. push off Informal To set out; depart: The infantry patrol pushed off before dawn. push on To continue or proceed along one's way: The path was barely visible, but we pushed on.Idioms: push paper Informal To have one's time taken up by administrative, often seemingly petty, paperwork: spent the afternoon pushing paper for the boss. push up daisies Slang To be dead and buried: a cemetery of heroes pushing up daisies. when/if push comes to shove At a point when the situation must be confronted and dealt with: When push comes to shove, we'll have to move to a cheaper place. [Middle English pushen, from Old French pousser, from Latin pulsāre, frequentative of pellere, to strike, push; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: push, propel, shove, thrust These verbs mean to press against something in order to move it forward or aside: push a baby carriage; wind propelling a sailboat; shove a tray across a table; thrust the package into her hand.Antonym: pullpushed (pʊʃt) adj (often foll by for) informal short (of) or in need (of time, money, etc)Thesauruspushedadjective (Informal) (often with for) short of, pressed, rushed, tight, hurried, under pressure, in difficulty, up against it (informal) He's going to be a bit pushed for time.Translations
pushed
pushed1. Under pressure (to do something). We're all really pushed to get these new processors ready in time for Christmas. You don't want your employees overworked, but they should be a bit pushed to keep them motivated.2. Compelled (to do something); bothered (about something); interested (in something). Often used in the negative. A: "Do you still want to go into town today?" B: "I'm not pushed, to be honestly. I'd be just as happy to stay home." Are you pushed about keeping this, or can I throw it away?See also: pushpushed1. mod. pressured; hurried; under pressure from someone or something. Excuse my abruptness. I’m really pushed at the moment. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. Tom is a little pushed and can’t walk very straight. 3. mod. addicted to a drug. (see also push.) He used H. for years before he really got pushed. See also: pushEncyclopediaSeepushpushed Related to pushed: pushed throughSynonyms for pushedadj short ofSynonyms- short of
- pressed
- rushed
- tight
- hurried
- under pressure
- in difficulty
- up against it
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