1612
to make sth less
important than it was; to replace sth -push sth~'out to produce sth in
large quantities ^14^: factories pushing out cheap cotton shirts
J .push sb/sth over to make sb/sth fall to
the ground by pushing them ftfij; ft#f|: Sam pushed me over in
the playground. To —
see also
pushover .push sth~‘through to get a new law or
plan officially accepted ft ?I M ; ft # 3\ tt
ft : The government is pushing the changes through before the election.
mnoun
►
USING HANDS/ARMS/BODY M f / T M / M ft 1 an act of
pushing sth/sb ft; : She gave him a gentle push. M
$§f54fef£.T
itk ^To O The car won’t start. Can you give it a
push? ? o
Atthe
push of a button (= very easily) he
could get a whole list of names.
►
OF ARMY VIA 2 a large and determined
military attack
JtfS: a final push against the enemy M$t.
. o (figurative) The firm has begun a
major
push into the European
market.
►
EFFORT $$ jj 3 ~ for sth a
determined effort to achieve
sth A ^ W it jfc ; M W ^
A: The push for reform started in 1989. ft At $ ^ W A & T 1989 M „
4
encouragement to do sth !£Mi;
M0J: He wants to open his own business, but needs a push in the right
direction to get him started. ffeiUtiJik, W
mmwm&o
Iffifffl at a push (BrE, informal) used to say that sth
is possible, but only with difficulty TMBBf; A)ftJ&;
M TS itil: We can
provide accommodation for six people at a push, mmw*give sb/get the push
1
(BrE,
informal) to dismiss sb/to be
dismissed from your job ( M ) ft?#, ‘kftytM. ESUJ be fired/fire sb : They gave him the push
after only six weeks. #.R TTAMt^ilJa
2 (BrE,
informal) to end a romantic
relationship with sb; to be told that a romantic relationship with sb is over
M^A£$M75St^4 fE ( 35 A ) Mf£; MM: He
was devastated when his girlfriend gave him the push. AAfEftMT,
when .push conies to shove (informal) when there is no
other choice; when everything else has failed SijA&jW;
push-bike /'pujbaik/ noun (old-fashioned, BrE) a bicycle
'push-button adj. [only before noun] operated by pressing
buttons with your fingers f$HAW; MfMlil# W: a push-button phone ► push-button noun
^JLT-
push-chair /'pvjtSee(r); NAmE -tjer/ (BrE) (NAmE stroller) noun a small folding seat on
wheels in which a
small child sits and is
pushed along JL/MtA
►
compare buggy(2)
pushed /pujt/
adj. [not before noun] (informal) 1 ~ (to do sth) having
difficulty doing sth Af®)ft; *tT;
You’ll
be hard pushed to finish this today.
2 ~ for sth not having enough of sth M
; 44 5.: to be pushed for money/time
44 A' W in / flt |s] 3 busy 'If; 5^ : I know you’re pushed, but can you make
tomorrow’s meeting?
push er /'pufaft)/ noun (informal) a person who sells
illegal drugs JR##; # & J&T: drug pushers # pnp
JRT
►
see also paper-pusher, pen-pusher
push-over /'pujauvaft); NAmE -oo-/ noun (informal)
1 a thing that is easy to
do or win $£J§ WMr SM
M'J: The game will
be a pushover.
2 a person who is easy to persuade or
influence WMiMW A;
A:
I don’t think
she’ll agree—she’s no pushover.
.
push-pin
/'pujpin/
noun (NAmE) a type of drawing
pin with
a coloured plastic head that is not flat jtfcfT — picture o stationery
'push-start
verb [VN] (especially BrE) to push a vehicle in
order to make the engine start ft T M R) ( £ AjfJl. ) ► 'push-start noun — see also kick-start
'push
technology noun [U] (computing if) a service that
allows Internet users to keep receiving the particular type of information that
they describe by completing a form ftitMA ( MMt£7®rff )
'push-up noun (especially NAmE) =
press-up pushy /'pu.fi/ adj. (pushier, pushiest) (informal, disapproving) trying hard to get what
you want, especially in a way that seems rude (Hi;
5EII51H W : a
pushy
salesman ft||t7ftWftj$M ► pushi-ness noun [U] pu sil lan
im ous /.pjursTlaemmas/
adj.
(formal)
frightened to take risks 45 fttifW H33 COWARDLY puss /pus/ noun 1 (especially BrE) used when you are
calling or talking to a cat ( ) %
RA,
2 (informal,
especially NAmE) a person’s face or mouth ( AW ) J&, 41
pussy /'pusi/
noun
(pi. -ies) 1 a child’s word for a cat
(ALII M iff ) BA 2 (taboo, slang) the female sexual
organs, especially the vulva AIM pussy-cat /'pusikaet/ noun (informaI) 1 a child’s word for a cat
( jLltMio ) ® BA 2 a person who is
kind and friendly, especially when you would not expect them to be like this (
Afa tH AIcA-W ) fRUM^WA: He’s just a pussycat really, once
you get to know him. % f
pussy-foot /'pusifut/
verb [V] ~ (about/around) (informal, usually disapproving) to be careful or
anxious about expressing your opinion in case you upset sb ( ij&if )
m, .toss
'pussy
willow noun a small tree with
flowers in spring that are like soft fur AigtP;' ( A fa ) fifefPP pus tule /’pAstjuil; NAmE -t[u:l/ noun (formal or medical E) a spot on the skin containing pus ftkM put Ow/put/ verb (put-ting, put, put) [VN]
►
IN PLACE/POSITIONAth 44; fvS 1 l+adv./prep.] to move
sth into a particular place
or position $C; $1: Put the cases down there, please. 0 Did
you put sugar in my coffee? ?
0 Put your hand up if you need more paper. % # A 2
H £[£ , if ^ T o 2 [+adv./prep.] to move sth into a
particular place or position using force flffi; MAS A: He put his fist through a glass
door. jffefE#A#S T M fl o 3 [+adv./prep.] to cause sb/sth to go
to a particular place W • • -M M- ft: Her family put her into a nursing
home.
^ o o It was the year the Americans
put a man on the moon. IPJiliaAfEAij:ft^W3P-#p
►
ATTACH if# 4 [+adv./prep.\ to attach or fix sth to
sth
else We
had to put new locks on all
the doors. Hc(nRAffE4ff^Wn#A±irl4o
WRITE
y 5 [usually +adv./prep.] to write sth or make a