push around

push a·round

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [poo sh uh-round]
- /pʊʃ əˈraʊnd/
- /pʊʃ əˈraʊnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poo sh uh-round]
- /pʊʃ əˈraʊnd/

Definitions of push around words

verb with object push around to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away. 1
verb with object push around to move (something) in a specified way by exerting force; shove; drive: to push something aside; to push the door open. 1
verb with object push around to effect or accomplish by thrusting obstacles aside: to push one's way through the crowd. 1
verb with object push around to cause to extend or project; thrust. 1
verb with object push around to press or urge to some action or course: His mother pushed him to get a job. 1
verb with object push around to press (an action, proposal, etc.) with energy and insistence: to push a bill through Congress. 1

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Origin of push around

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English pushen, poshen, posson (v.) < Middle French pousser, Old French po(u)lser < Latin pulsāre. See pulsate

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Parts of speech for Push around

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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push around popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for push around

verb push around

bang into — a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
blow away — If you say that you are blown away by something, or if it blows you away, you mean that you are very impressed by it.
bludgeoned — a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
bludgeoning — a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
boss around — order about

All 50 Synonyms of push around