Pushing
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Pushing — Push ing, a. Pressing forward in business; enterprising; driving; energetic; also, forward; officious, intrusive. {Push ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pushing — index impulsive (impelling) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pushing — pushing, pushy *aggressive, militant, assertive, self assertive Analogous words: *vigorous, energetic, strenuous: officious, intrusive, obtrusive (see IMPERTINENT): self confident, confident, self assured, assured (see corresponding nouns at… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pushing — [poosh′iŋ] adj. 1. aggressive; enterprising; energetic 2. forward; officious SYN. AGGRESSIVE … English World dictionary
Pushing — 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pushing — push|ing [ˈpuʃıŋ] prep be pushing 40/60 etc spoken to be nearly 40, 60 etc years old used only about older people ▪ Sheila must be pushing 40 by now … Dictionary of contemporary English
pushing — [[t]p ʊʃɪŋ[/t]] PREP If you say that someone is pushing a particular age, you mean that they are nearly that age. [INFORMAL] Pushing 40, he was an ageing rock star. Syn: almost, going on … English dictionary
pushing — preposition be pushing 18/30/60 etc usually spoken to be nearly 18, 30, 60 years old etc: Sheila must be pushing 40 by now … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pushing — /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/ (say pooshing) adjective 1. energetic; unusually active in the pursuit of an aim. –adverb 2. nearly; almost (a specified age, etc.): pushing forty …
pushing — Hu ena; pahuna (as a spear); kula ina (over). ♦ Jerky pushing motion, helo … English-Hawaiian dictionary
