Definitions for pushing
ˈpʊʃ ɪŋpush·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. push, pushingnoun

   the act of applying force in order to move something away

   "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pushingverb

   Dealing illicit drugs, especially to minors.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pushingadjective

   Enterprising; vigorous.

   Etymology: from push.

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1. pushing

   Pushing refers to the action or process of applying force to an object or person in order to move them away from oneself or from the source of the force, usually in a forward or outward direction. This may involve physical contact or can be done indirectly. The term can also be used metaphorically in different contexts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pushing

   of Push

2. Pushingadjective

   pressing forward in business; enterprising; driving; energetic; also, forward; officious, intrusive

Matched Categories

1. • Propulsion

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pushing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4177

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pushing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2580

Anagrams for pushing »

1. gunship

How to pronounce pushing?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pushing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pushing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of pushing in a Sentence

1. Meghan McCain:

   There is an oppressive climate of judgment in public life these days. And I worry that whenever people feel censored, it breeds animosity and discontent. Not to mention that it’s downright un-American, we’re pushing people into boxes and into spaces that are sad and dangerous on both sides because we’re not listening to one another.

2. Mark Morgan:

   We released border security statistics every month, because the American people deserve to know the realities of the complex and vast threats we face from outside our borders. So now, we have the Biden administration that’s not only handed operational control of our southern border to the cartels who are pushing drugs, criminals and potential terrorists into the U.S., but they continue to lie and cover it up! If they don’t come clean by Tuesday, we will, so now, we have a Biden Administration that's not only put a neon sign on our southern border welcoming terrorists and harboring human traffickers, but they're now lying about it.

3. Recording Academy President/CEO Neil Portnow:

   Artists are pushing boundaries in exciting ways, making it an exceptionally strong year for music.

4. Elizabeth Lancaster:

   The idea that they would actually be seeking jail time, I’d guess in my 15 years the number of times I’ve seen that happen would be zero, the idea that this is a person who we need to put in a cage was astounding to me given the social justice reform she was pushing. I was blown away.

5. Anirudh Rastogi:

   It is for reasons like these that there is a need to regulate crypto-exchanges, pushing the exchange business out from the formal economy to the informal cash economy to operate under the radar will worsen the problem, not solve it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pushing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pushing
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pushing
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pushing