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Definition of Push around
1. Verb. Be bossy towards. "They want to push around the prisoners "; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
Generic synonyms: Intimidate
Specialized synonyms: Domineer, Tyrannise, Tyrannize
Definition of Push around
1. Verb. To treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bully ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Push Around
Literary usage of Push around
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Inform Designer's Manual by Graham Nelson (2001)
"15 Things to enter, travel in and push around Vehicles were objects that became,
in effect, mobile rooms.. . The code for the boat itself was not designed ..."
2. Machinery (1902)
"Barrows, Benches In center of shop, Bins in shop for nuts, Bins in stock room ;
Cars, push around Shop ; Cars, push on railroad track ; Cupboards In shop ..."
3. Official History of the 82nd Division: American Expeditionary Forces, "All by Army, United States Army. Division, 82nd, 82nd Airborne Division, United States (1919)
"You push around your right flank. Tell General Cronin would like him to put one
battalion Division reserve in the vicinity of ..."
4. The Life of General U. S. Grant, His Early Life, Military Achievements, and by L T Remlap (1885)
"In the morning push around the enemy if you can, and get on to his right rear.
The movements of the enemy's cavalry may, of course, modify your action. ..."
5. An Inverted Sort of Prayer by Chris F. Needham (2006)
"You're my push-around," she told me. Finally we came to a halt alongside an
overflowing dumpster. "Oh it's everything I drought it'd be ..."
6. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers by Whitelaw Reid (1868)
"I do not want you. therefore, to cut loose and go after the enemy's roads at
present. In the morning push around the ..."
7. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"... now you have got to push around in the dark like a vampire." " There must be
vampires here, for the horses are snorting." The voices receded gradually, ..."
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