pushing forward

  • 1Pushing hands — Pushing hands, (, Wade Giles t ui1 shou3, pinyin tuī shǒu), is a name for two person training routines practiced in internal Chinese martial arts such as Baguazhang, Xingyiquan, Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan), Liuhebafa, and Yiquan. OverviewPushing… …

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  • 2forward — [adj1] advancing, early ahead, forth, forward looking, in advance, leading, onward, precocious, premature, progressing, progressive, propulsive, well developed; concept 528 Ant. backward, later, past, reversing forward [adj2] in front, first… …

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  • 3Pushing — Push ing, a. Pressing forward in business; enterprising; driving; energetic; also, forward; officious, intrusive. {Push ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4forward — [fôr′wərd] adj. [ME foreward < OE adj. & adv. foreweard: see FORE & WARD] 1. at, toward, or of the front, or forepart 2. advanced; specif., a) mentally advanced; precocious b) advanced socially, politically, etc.; progressive or radical …

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  • 5pushing — [poosh′iŋ] adj. 1. aggressive; enterprising; energetic 2. forward; officious SYN. AGGRESSIVE …

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  • 6forward — Synonyms and related words: a bit previous, accelerate, acculturate, acquiescent, act for, actuate, address, advance, advanced, advancing, advantage, adventurous, agog, agreeable, ahead, aid, air express, airfreight, airmail, alacritous, alee,… …

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  • 7Pushing — Push Push, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pushed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pushing}.] [OE. possen, pussen, F. pousser, fr. L. pulsare, v. intens. fr. pellere, pulsum, to beat, knock, push. See {Pulse} a beating, and cf. {Pursy}.] 1. To press against with force;… …

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  • 8forward-looking — adjective the forward looking countries of Europe forged ahead Syn: progressive, enlightened, dynamic, pushing, bold, enterprising, ambitious, pioneering, innovative, modern, avant garde, positive, reforming, radical; informal go ahead, go… …

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  • 9pushing — pushingly, adv. pushingness, n. /poosh ing/, adj. 1. that pushes. 2. enterprising; energetic. 3. tactlessly or officiously aggressive; forward; intrusive. [1520 30; PUSH + ING2] Syn. 2. ambitious. 3. offensive. * * * …

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  • 10pushing — Synonyms and related words: adventuresome, adventurous, aggressive, ambitious, assertive, brash, busy, busybody, driving, dynamic, enterprising, forceful, forward, go ahead, hustling, impertinent, inquisitive, meddlesome, meddling, militant,… …

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