Dictionary    Maps    Thesaurus    Translate    Advanced >   


Tip: Click Thesaurus above for synonyms. Also, follow synonym links within the dictionary to find definitions from other sources.

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
pushing
    n 1: 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, pushing]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
      [1913 Webster]

            Sidelong had pushed a mountain from his seat.
                                                  --Milton.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
      [1913 Webster]

            If the ox shall push a manservant or maidservant, .
            . . the ox shall be stoned.           --Ex. xxi. 32.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. To press or urge forward; to drive; to push an objection
      too far. " To push his fortune." --Dryden.
      [1913 Webster]

            Ambition pushes the soul to such actions as are apt
            to procure honor to the actor.        --Spectator.
      [1913 Webster]

            We are pushed for an answer.          --Swift.
      [1913 Webster]

   4. To bear hard upon; to perplex; to embarrass.
      [1913 Webster]

   5. To importune; to press with solicitation; to tease.
      [1913 Webster]

   To push down, to overthrow by pushing or impulse.
      [1913 Webster]

3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pushing \Push"ing\, a.
   Pressing forward in business; enterprising; driving;
   energetic; also, forward; officious, intrusive. --
   Push"ing*ly, adv.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for pushing:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
adventuresome, adventurous, aggressive, ambitious, assertive, brash, busy, busybody, driving, dynamic, enterprising, forceful, forward, go-ahead, hustling, impertinent, inquisitive, meddlesome, meddling, militant, motive, nosy, officious, overweening, presuming, presumptuous, propellant, propelling, propulsive, propulsory, prying, pulsive, pushful, pushy, self-appointed, self-asserting, self-assertive, shoving, snoopy, up-and-coming, uppish, uppity, venturesome, venturous
Common Misspellings >
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.

©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy