"pushable" meaning in English

See pushable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more pushable [comparative], most pushable [superlative]
Etymology: From push + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|push|able}} push + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} pushable (comparative more pushable, superlative most pushable)
  1. Capable of being pushed. Derived forms: unpushable
    Sense id: en-pushable-en-adj-LgDqRr-K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4

Noun

Forms: pushables [plural]
Etymology: From push + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|push|able}} push + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} pushable (plural pushables)
  1. (rare) Something that is pushable. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-pushable-en-noun-thAp1SKL

Inflected forms

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