The meaning of PUSH is to press against with force in order to drive or impel. How to use push in a sentence.

PUSHED definition: 1. to not have enough time or money: 2. to find it difficult to do something: 3. to not have…. Learn more.

PUSHED definition: (often foll by for) short (of) or in need (of time, money, etc) See examples of pushed used in a sentence.

pushed adjective (Informal) (often with for) short of, pressed, rushed, tight, hurried, under pressure, in difficulty, up against it (informal) He's going to be a bit pushed for time.

to press or urge to some action or course: His mother pushed him to get a job. to press (an action, proposal, etc.) with energy and insistence: to push a bill through Congress.

Definition of pushed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you are pushed for something such as time or money, you do not have enough of it.

You'd be (hard) pushed [= hard-pressed] to find a better place to spend your holiday. I am really pushed for time/money right now. We've been a bit pushed lately.

Synonyms for PUSHED: shoved, drove, thrust, propelled, moved, squeezed, forced, impelled, pressured, compressed

to move (something or someone) in a specified way by exerting force; shove; drive. Just push the footstool aside if it's in your way. to make (one's way) by thrusting obstacles aside. She …