verb
- present participle of push; applying force to move something away
- urging or pressuring someone to do something
- promoting or advocating for something actively
adjective
- aggressively ambitious or determined
Examples
- She was pushing the heavy door open.
- The coach is pushing the team to practice harder.
- He’s been pushing for changes in company policy.
- The salesperson was very pushing and wouldn’t take no for an answer.
- They’re pushing their new product heavily this quarter.
- Stop pushing me to make a decision right now.
- The protesters were pushing against the barriers.