Antonyms for pushed
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : poosh |
| Phonetic Transcription : pʊʃ |
Definition of pushed
Origin :- early 14c., from Old French poulser (Modern French pousser), from Latin pulsare "to beat, strike, push," frequentative of pellere (past participle pulsus) "to push, drive, beat" (see pulse (n.1)). Meaning "promote" is from 1714; meaning "approach a certain age" is from 1937. For palatization of -s-, OED compares brush (n.1); quash. Related: Pushed; pushing.
- "Pushing up the daisies now," said a soldier of his dead comrade. ["The American Florist," vol. XLVIII, No. 1504, March 31, 1917]
- To push (someone) around is from 1923. To push (one's) luck is from 1754. To push the envelope in figurative sense is late 1980s. To push up daisies "be dead and buried" is from World War I.
- verb thrust, press with force
- verb incite, urge
- verb advertise, promote
- He threw himself against the rock and pushed with all the strength he could command.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Kennedy and I pushed along slowly with the main lot of horses.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- It was pushed to, but not locked, and had no fastening upon it except the lock, in which was the key.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Others came in from the street and were pushed up by those who came behind them.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- The boy's hand had come upon a latch; he lifted it, and pushed.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Porter turned into the box, and taking the chair the other pushed toward him, sat down.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- "His troubles are past, poor devil," said Yates, as he pushed on.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- At length he pushed open the door of a little pavilion, and said to her: "Go in; this is my home."
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- She ended by laying one of them in a large drawer which she pushed shut and locked.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- "Will you take a chair," said Crane, and he pushed the one he had been toying with toward Mortimer.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
Synonyms for pushed
- accelerate
- advance
- bear down
- boost
- browbeat
- budge
- bulldoze
- bump
- butt
- coerce
- constrain
- crowd
- crush against
- cry up
- depress
- dig
- dragoon
- drive
- egg on
- elbow
- encourage
- exert
- exert influence
- expedite
- fire up
- force
- go to town on
- goad
- goose
- gore
- high pressure
- hurry
- hustle
- hype
- impel
- influence
- inspire
- jam
- jolly
- jostle
- key up
- kid
- launch
- lean on
- lie on
- make known
- make one's way
- motivate
- move
- muscle
- nudge
- oblige
- overpress
- persuade
- plug
- poke
- pour it on
- press
- pressure
- prod
- propagandize
- propel
- publicize
- puff
- push around
- put the arm on
- put the screws to
- put up to
- railroad
- ram
- rest on
- sell on
- shift
- shoulder
- shove
- speed
- speed up
- spur
- squash
- squeeze
- squish
- steamroll
- stir
- strain
- strong-arm
- turn on
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