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I knew that if I wanted to stop being a pushover I had to get comfortable with small rejections myself. That took some work, but because of it I can now say 'no' to other people with a clear conscience.
Beth Ditto

Meaning of "pushover" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUSHOVER

pushover  [ˈpʊʃˌəʊvə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUSHOVER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pushover is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUSHOVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pushover in the English dictionary

The definition of pushover in the dictionary is something that is easily achieved or accomplished. Other definition of pushover is a person, team, etc, that is easily taken advantage of or defeated.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUSHOVER


cabover
ˈkæbˌəʊvə
call-over
ˈkɔːlˌəʊvə
carry-over
ˈkærɪˌəʊvə
changeover
ˈtʃeɪndʒˌəʊvə
crossover
ˈkrɒsˌəʊvə
flashover
ˈflæʃˌəʊvə
flyover
ˈflaɪˌəʊvə
handover
ˈhændˌəʊvə
hangover
ˈhæŋˌəʊvə
layover
ˈleɪˌəʊvə
leftover
ˈlɛftˌəʊvə
mouseover
ˈmaʊsˌəʊvə
Passover
ˈpɑːsˌəʊvə
popover
ˈpɒpˌəʊvə
pullover
ˈpʊlˌəʊvə
sleepover
ˈsliːpˌəʊvə
slipover
ˈslɪpˌəʊvə
stopover
ˈstɒpˌəʊvə
switchover
ˈswɪtʃˌəʊvə
takeover
ˈteɪkˌəʊvə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUSHOVER

pushchair
pushdown
pushed
pusher
pushful
pushfully
pushfulness
pushier
pushiest
pushiness
pushing
pushing up the daisies
pushingly
pushingness
Pushkin
pushpin
pushrod
Pushto
Pushtu
pushy

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUSHOVER

all over
all-over
cover
cut-and-cover
digital switchover
discover
duck shover
hardcover
Hoover
hover
Land Rover
lover
moreover
on cover
over
over and over
recover
rover
shover
windhover

Synonyms and antonyms of pushover in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PUSHOVER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pushover» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pushover

Translation of «pushover» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUSHOVER

Find out the translation of pushover to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pushover from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pushover» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

侧推
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

presa fácil
570 millions of speakers

English

pushover
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छोटी बात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مهمة سهلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пустяковое дело
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bobalhão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একরকম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jeu d´enfant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pushover
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwächling
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

だまされやすい人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

넘어가는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pushover
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người bị nga
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिनओव्हर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çocuk oyuncağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cosa facile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łatwizna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дріб´язкова справа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pushover
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pushover
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

push
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pushover

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pushover

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3 QUOTES WITH «PUSHOVER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pushover.
1
Beth Ditto
I knew that if I wanted to stop being a pushover I had to get comfortable with small rejections myself. That took some work, but because of it I can now say 'no' to other people with a clear conscience.
2
Ben Elton
I'm easy to work with, not a pushover, but I respond to criticism and find it inspiring.
3
Kevin Kline
I'm a real pushover for animals.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUSHOVER»

Discover the use of pushover in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pushover and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Be a Parent, Not a Pushover: A Guide to Raising Happy, ...
Passionate about her own family, and dedicated to the well-being of her clients, Dr., Maryann Rosenthal has written this book to help parents navigate those difficult years when children are simultaneously pulling away and in need of ...
Maryann Rosenthal, 2006
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Seismic Design Aids for Nonlinear Pushover Analysis of ...
A useful reference for researchers and engineers working in structural engineering, this book also offers an organized collection of nonlinear pushover analysis applications for students.
Jeffrey Ger, Franklin Y. Cheng, 2011
3
Pushover
Lieutenant Norah Mulcahaney must break in a rookie detective as she searches for an elusive serial killer who operates under the streets of New York City and investigates the murder of an old film star and the kidnapping of her grandson
Lillian O'Donnell, 1992
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Pushover
And, for casual 'deals,' such innocent you things as Sally Grafton . . . They made a strange assortment of bedfellows, but did have some things in common. Each was wildly beautiful. And each, for Danny Fulton, was just a - Pushover!
Orrie Hitt, 2012
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It Takes a Parent: How the Culture of Pushover Parenting is ...
Challenging popular child-care practices that recommend against disciplinary measures, promote unhealthy levels of achievement, and minimize young people's responsibility for their own actions, a provocative guide on how to impart character ...
Betsy Hart, 2006
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STESSA 2003 - Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic ...
Stanford University, California, USA ABSTRACT: The nonlinear static pushover analysis method has gained wide popularity in deformation- based design methods. Focusing only on deformation demands and capacity can often overlook ...
Federico Mazzolani, 2003
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Seismic Design and Retrofit of Bridges
In this way the pushover analysis consists of a sequence of linear elastic analyses with a stepwise changing structural system and can be performed with hand calculations or any linear elastic structural analysis program. Requirements for a ...
M. J. N. Priestley, 1996
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Seismic Design, Assessment and Retrofitting of Concrete ...
4.6.1.5 Torsional Effects The original development of pushover analysis and the N2 method (Fajfar 2000) are for 2D analysis under a single component of the seismic action. The question arises to what extent the standard pushover analysis ...
Michael N. Fardis, 2009
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Advanced Earthquake Engineering Analysis
The associated drawback, however, is that the methods are inevitably more complex than running a single pushover analysis, as noted by Maison (2005). Furthermore, some of the proposed “multiple-run” procedures, either they have an ...
Alain Pecker, 2008
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Earthquake Engineering Frontiers in the New Millennium
Full-range. pushover. analysis. of. a. RC. frame'. J. Qian. &. J. Zhou. Department of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China ABSTRACT: To solve the ill-conditioned linear equations (ICLEs) encountered in full-range push  ...
Y.X. Hu, B.F. Spencer, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUSHOVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pushover is used in the context of the following news items.
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Are you a 'pushover parent'? The Wall Street Journal lists some …
If you're not sure whether you are a "pushover parent," or even knew such a designation existed, The Wall Street Journal's Tanya Rivero is here to help. In the ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Why Alabama's Secondary Will Transform from Pushover to Power …
Will Alabama's secondary go from pushover to power in 2015? Yep. Here's why. An Established Leader. The secondary seemed more like the punchline to a ... «Bleacher Report, Jun 15»
3
7 Ways to Avoid Being a Pushover
You become a pushover if you fear people will dislike you if you are not 100 percent cooperative, if you fear you will be seen as overbearing, domineering or ... «Entrepreneur, Jun 15»
4
Self-righting robot proves it's anything but a pushover
The hexapod gets knocked down, but it gets up again. You're never going to keep it down. A new breed of robots that can learn to walk again after suffering ... «The Times, May 15»
5
Five signs you're an HR pushover
In a recent Harvard Business Review article, Amy Jen Su outlined several signs that indicate you might be seen as a pushover in the workplace – and how to ... «HRM Online New Zealand, May 15»
6
Signs That You're Being a Pushover
You want to be a cooperative colleague but you don't want to be seen as an ineffective pushover. Persuading others matters as much as getting along with them. «blogs.hbr.org, May 15»
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How to Negotiate Nicely Without Being a Pushover
We all want it both ways: to get what we want from a tough negotiation and to walk away with our relationship intact. The good news is that kind of outcome is ... «blogs.hbr.org, Apr 15»
8
Ryan Murphy on Being a Dad: I'm the Biggest Pushover
Producer Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story, Glee, American Crime Story) is known for creating some of the edgiest, sexiest, boundary-pushing television, but ... «Entertainment Tonight, Mar 15»
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15 signs you're a complete and utter pushover
Despite the fact you have the 'elbows out, eyes forward' commuting pose completely nailed (and were definitely first on the platform), everyone else manages to ... «Cosmopolitan UK, Mar 15»
10
Choi Woo Sik To Romance Uee in 'A Pushover's Romance'
"A Pushover's Romance" is based on the webtoon "Fool's Love" written by Yoo Hyun Sook. If a character that is a webtoon writer in a drama based on a webtoon ... «KDramaStars, Dec 14»

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