"pushing" meaning in English

See pushing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-pushing.ogg Forms: more pushing [comparative], most pushing [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʊʃɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj}} pushing (comparative more pushing, superlative most pushing)
  1. That pushes forward; pressing, driving.
    Sense id: en-pushing-en-adj-MJArcNJW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 21 16 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 19 16 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 20 16 1
  2. (now rare) Aggressively assertive; pushy. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-pushing-en-adj-JvpzGQ7o
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: forthpushing

Noun

IPA: /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-pushing.ogg Forms: pushings [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊʃɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} pushing (plural pushings)
  1. The act by which something is pushed. Derived forms: pencil pushing, pushing-jack, pushing school, square-pushing, symbol pushing
    Sense id: en-pushing-en-noun-VFCmuP9v

Verb

IPA: /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-pushing.ogg
Rhymes: -ʊʃɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pushing
  1. present participle and gerund of push Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: push
    Sense id: en-pushing-en-verb-ZovWgtT0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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