1. plural of pushdown; a data structure or stack in which items are added and removed from the same end (top), following a last-in-first-out (LIFO) principle
Usage: computing; technical
2. plural of pushdown; a type of exercise in which a person pushes a weight or resistance downward, typically using a cable machine
Usage: fitness; informal

Examples

• The algorithm uses pushdowns to manage function calls during recursion.
• In computer science, pushdowns are fundamental to parsing and expression evaluation.
• She performed three sets of tricep pushdowns at the gym.
• Pushdowns are an effective exercise for strengthening the triceps.
• The compiler implements pushdowns to track nested scopes.
• He added pushdowns to his upper-body workout routine.