pushed

/ (pʊʃt) /


adjective
  1. (often foll by for) informal short (of) or in need (of time, money, etc)

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How to use pushed in a sentence

  • His hat was pushed back from his forehead, the collar of his blue flannel shirt was open.

    The Bondboy | George W. (George Washington) Ogden
  • There was no response to the knock, and Davy cautiously pushed open the door and went in.

    Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. Carryl
  • During the siege of Acre he commanded the covering force, and pushed reconnaissances far and wide.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • She then pushed past the child, and went on to a door at the end of the passage, which she threw open, without knocking.

  • They slept at a miserable cabin in one of the clearings, and at early dawn pushed on, reaching the Cahuilla village before noon.

    Ramona | Helen Hunt Jackson