push over

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Translations

يوقِع

povalitsrazit

umstoßen

fella

dytte over ende

itip düşürmek

击倒

w>push over

vt sep

(= pass over, move over) → hinüberschieben; (quickly, violently) → hinüberstoßen; to push somebody/something over something → jdn/etw über etw (acc) → schieben/stoßen

(= knock over) → umwerfen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

push

(puʃ) verb

1. to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away. He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.

2. to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly. She pushed him into applying for the job.

3. to sell (drugs) illegally.

noun

1. a movement of pressure against something; a thrust. She gave him a push.

2. energy and determination. He has enough push to do well in his job.

ˈpush-bike noun

a bicycle that does not have a motor.

ˈpush-chair noun

1. (American stroller) a small wheeled chair for a child, pushed by its mother etc.

2. (also kick-sled) a push-chair on runners (used on snowy ground).

ˈpushover noun

a person or team etc who can be easily persuaded or influenced or defeated. He will not give in to pressure – he is not a pushover; We won the game so easily – it was a real pushover.

be pushed for

to be short of; not to have enough of. I'm a bit pushed for time.

push around

to treat roughly. He pushes his younger brother around.

push off

to go away. I wish you'd push off!

push on

to go on; to continue. Push on with your work.

push over

to cause to fall; to knock down. He pushed me over.

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She added: 'We are also aware of Cameroon's FAP, who are no push overs and we hope to keep a clean sheet in the group stages and pan the way forward.'