The meaning of PUSHING is marked by ambition, energy, enterprise, and initiative.

pushing (ˈpʊʃɪŋ) adj 1. enterprising, resourceful, or aggressively ambitious 2. impertinently self-assertive

Pushing definition: that pushes.. See examples of PUSHING used in a sentence.

5 days ago · There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. […] Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to …

If you say that someone is pushing a particular age, you mean that they are nearly that age.

uk / ˈpʊʃ.ɪŋ / us / ˈpʊʃ.ɪŋ / be pushing 50, 60, etc. Add to word list to be almost 50, 60, etc. years old:

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Synonyms for PUSHING: ambitious, aspiring, driving, hard-driving, hustling, energetic, eager, motivated; Antonyms of PUSHING: indifferent, uninterested, disinterested, unambitious, …

to make one's way with effort or persistence, as against difficulty or opposition. thrust: The point of land pushed far out into the sea.

Definition of push verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.