- poosh
- pa·poosh;
English syllables. 2014.
poosh
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Poosh ’Em Up — Tony Lazzeri (baseball player) … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
pa|poosh — «puh POOSH», noun. = babouche. (Cf. ↑babouche) ╂[< Persian pāpūsh] … Useful english dictionary
push — /poosh/, v.t. 1. to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away. 2. to move (something) in a specified way by exerting force; shove; drive: to push something aside; to push the door open. 3. to effect or accomplish by… … Universalium
pushball — /poosh bawl /, n. 1. a game played with a large, heavy ball, usually about 6 ft. (1.8 m) in diameter, which two sides attempt to push to opposite goals. 2. the ball used in this game. [1895 1900, Amer.; PUSH + BALL1] * * * … Universalium
push-bike — /poosh buyk /, n. Brit. a standard bicycle, operated by pedals rather than a motor. Also, push bicycle, push cycle. [1905 10] * * * … Universalium
push-button — /poosh but n/, adj. 1. operated by or as if by push buttons: push button tuning. 2. using complex, automated weapons, as long range missiles, that require only simple initial steps to put them into action: push button warfare. [1875 80, Amer.] *… … Universalium
pushcard — /poosh kahrd /, n. punchboard. [PUSH + CARD1] * * * … Universalium
pushcart — /poosh kahrt /, n. any of various types of wheeled light cart to be pushed by hand, as one used by street vendors. [1890 95; PUSH + CART] * * * … Universalium
push-down — /poosh down /, n. Aeron. a sudden, downward shift by an aircraft in the direction of the flight path. Also called pushover. [1935 40; n. use of v. phrase push down] * * * … Universalium
pusher — /poosh euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that pushes. 2. Slang. a peddler of illegal drugs. 3. Aeron. an airplane that is driven by pusher propellers. 4. Naut. one of the masts abaft the mizzen on a sailing vessel having more than three masts,… … Universalium
