ALL meanings of push-off
push-off
P p - verb with object push-off to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away. 1
- verb with object push-off 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-off to effect or accomplish by thrusting obstacles aside: to push one's way through the crowd. 1
- verb with object push-off to cause to extend or project; thrust. 1
- verb with object push-off to press or urge to some action or course: His mother pushed him to get a job. 1
- verb with object push-off to press (an action, proposal, etc.) with energy and insistence: to push a bill through Congress. 1
- verb with object push-off to carry (an action or thing) toward a conclusion or extreme: She pushed the project to completion. 1
- verb with object push-off to press the adoption, use, sale, etc., of: to push inferior merchandise on customers. 1
- verb with object push-off to press or bear hard upon, as in dealings with someone: The prosecutor pushed him for an answer. 1
- verb with object push-off 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-off Slang. to peddle (illicit drugs). 1
- verb with object push-off Informal. to be approaching a specific age, speed, or the like: The maestro is pushing ninety-two. 1
- verb with object push-off Photography. to modify (film processing) to compensate for underexposure. 1
- verb without object push-off to exert a thrusting force upon something. 1
- verb without object push-off to use steady force in moving a thing away; shove. 1
- verb without object push-off to make one's way with effort or persistence, as against difficulty or opposition. 1
- verb without object push-off to extend or project; thrust: The point of land pushed far out into the sea. 1
- verb without object push-off to put forth vigorous or persistent efforts. 1
- verb without object push-off Slang. to sell illicit drugs. 1
- verb without object push-off to move on being pushed: a swinging door that pushes easily. 1
- noun push-off the act of pushing; a shove or thrust. 1
- noun push-off a contrivance or part to be pushed in order to operate a mechanism. 1
- noun push-off a vigorous onset or effort. 1
- noun push-off a determined advance against opposition, obstacles, etc. 1
- noun push-off a vigorous and determined military attack or campaign: The big push began in April. 1
- noun push-off the pressure of circumstances, activities, etc. 1
- noun push-off Informal. persevering energy; enterprise. 1
- noun push-off Informal. a crowd or company of people. 1
- noun push-off British. dismissal from a job; sack. 1
- noun push-off Australian Slang. a gang of hoodlums. 1
- idioms push-off push one's luck. luck (def 12). 1
- idioms push-off 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