ALL meanings of push around
push a·round
P p - transitivephrasal verb push around move or shove about 1
- transitivephrasal verb push around bully, order about 1
- 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
- verb with object push around to carry (an action or thing) toward a conclusion or extreme: She pushed the project to completion. 1
- verb with object push around to press the adoption, use, sale, etc., of: to push inferior merchandise on customers. 1
- verb with object push around to press or bear hard upon, as in dealings with someone: The prosecutor pushed him for an answer. 1
- verb with object push around to put into difficulties because of the lack of something specified (usually followed by for): to be pushed for time. 1
- verb with object push around Slang. to peddle (illicit drugs). 1
- verb with object push around Informal. to be approaching a specific age, speed, or the like: The maestro is pushing ninety-two. 1
- verb with object push around Photography. to modify (film processing) to compensate for underexposure. 1
- verb without object push around to exert a thrusting force upon something. 1
- verb without object push around to use steady force in moving a thing away; shove. 1
- verb without object push around to make one's way with effort or persistence, as against difficulty or opposition. 1
- verb without object push around to extend or project; thrust: The point of land pushed far out into the sea. 1
- verb without object push around to put forth vigorous or persistent efforts. 1
- verb without object push around Slang. to sell illicit drugs. 1
- verb without object push around to move on being pushed: a swinging door that pushes easily. 1
- noun push around the act of pushing; a shove or thrust. 1
- noun push around a contrivance or part to be pushed in order to operate a mechanism. 1
- noun push around a vigorous onset or effort. 1
- noun push around a determined advance against opposition, obstacles, etc. 1
- noun push around a vigorous and determined military attack or campaign: The big push began in April. 1
- noun push around the pressure of circumstances, activities, etc. 1
- noun push around Informal. persevering energy; enterprise. 1
- noun push around Informal. a crowd or company of people. 1
- noun push around British. dismissal from a job; sack. 1
- noun push around Australian Slang. a gang of hoodlums. 1
- idioms push around push one's luck. luck (def 12). 1
- idioms push around when / if push comes to shove, when or if matters are ultimately confronted or resolved; when or if a problem must be faced; in a crucial situation: If push comes to shove, the government will impose quotas on imports. 1
- phrasal verb push around If someone pushes you around, they give you orders in a rude and insulting way. 0