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pushing

[ poosh-ing ]

adjective

  1. that pushes.
  2. enterprising; energetic.

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  3. tactlessly or officiously aggressive; forward; intrusive.

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pushing

/ ˈʊʃɪŋ /

adjective

  1. enterprising, resourceful, or aggressively ambitious
  2. impertinently self-assertive
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adverb

  1. almost or nearly (a certain age, speed, etc)

    pushing fifty

“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲ󾱲ԲԱ, noun
  • ˈܲ󾱲Բ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲiԲ· adverb
  • ܲiԲ·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pushing1

First recorded in 1520–30; push + -ing 2
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For months, the White House has been pushing countries around the world to take migrants who come from countries that don’t always accept deportation flights from the U.S.

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The Trump Administration is also pushing the idea of self-deportation hard to undocumented immigrants through blunt warnings.

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But the truth is Trump's brinkmanship and tariff hikes are pushing on pressure points that already exist within China's own struggling economy.

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“This is an egregious example of why we have been pushing for a long time that the board should not get access to treatment records,” she said.

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"And really kind of pushing my body to the limits in a new way."

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