3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Push \Push\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pushed}; p. pr & vb n.
{Pushing}.] [OE. possen, pussen F. pousser, fr L. pulsare,
v. intens. fr pellere pulsum to beat knock, push See
{Pulse} a beating, and cf {Pursy}.]
1. To press against with force; to drive or impel by
pressure; to endeavor to drive by steady pressure, without
striking; -- opposed to {draw}.
Sidelong had pushed a mountain from his seat.
--Milton.
2. To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
If the ox shall push a manservant or maidservant, .
. . the ox shall be stoned. --Ex. xxi. 32.
3. To press or urge forward; to drive; to push an objection
too far `` To push his fortune.'' --Dryden.
Ambition pushes the soul to such actions as are apt
to procure honor to the actor. --Spectator.
We are pushed for an answer. --Swift.
4. To bear hard upon to perplex; to embarrass.
5. To importune; to press with solicitation; to tease.
{To push down}, to overthrow by pushing or impulse.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pushing \Push"ing\, a.
Pressing forward in business; enterprising; driving;
energetic; also forward; officious, intrusive. --
{Push"ing*ly}, adv
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
pushing
adj : marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an
aggressive young exective"; "a pushful insurance
agent"; "a pushing youth intent on getting on in the
world" [syn: {aggressive}, {enterprising}, {pushful}, {pushy}]
n : the act of applying force in order to move something away
"he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good
exercise" [syn: {push}]
more about pushing
browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
or search
thesauri
dictionary
search words
|
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
|
