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push ahead
push along
push around
push back
push-bike
push broom
push button
push-button
push fit
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push money
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pushed
pushed [ psht ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. short of something: lacking something, usually time
We're pushed for time now.
2. U.K. almost unable to do something: able to do something only with difficulty or effort
I'd be hard pushed to remember the last time I saw a good movie.
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