pushover
Americannoun
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Informal. anything done easily.
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Informal. an easily defeated person or team.
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Informal. a person who is easily persuaded, influenced, or seduced.
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Rocketry. a displacement in a horizontal direction of the trajectory of a missile or rocket.
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Aeronautics. push-down.
noun
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something that is easily achieved or accomplished
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a person, team, etc, that is easily taken advantage of or defeated
Etymology
Origin of pushover
1905–10, noun use of verb phrase push over
Example Sentences
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But Martin made clear to Truman that he wouldn’t be a pushover.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
That doesn’t mean she was a pushover or naive; she took names and kept receipts of those who had done her wrong.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025
“I asked my wife to take it down, but for several days, she refused,” insists Alito—who is no pushover on the bench.
From Slate • May 29, 2024
Mr Xi will be friendly - he knows that China needs the US - but he will also show he is no pushover.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024
And I decide that I’m done being a pushover.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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