pushed

pushed
[[t]p'ʊʃt[/t]]
1) ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ, usu ADJ for n If you are pushed for something such as time or money, you do not have enough of it. [BRIT, INFORMAL]

He's going to be a bit pushed for money.

(in AM, use pressed for)
2) PHRASE: V inflects If you are hard pushed to do something, you find it very difficult to do it. [BRIT]

I'd be hard pushed to teach him anything.

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  • pushed — [puʃt] adj [not before noun] BrE informal 1.) be pushed for time/money etc to not have much time, money etc = ↑pressed ▪ I m a bit pushed for time today. 2.) too busy ▪ I d love to help, but I m a bit pushed at the moment. 3.) be (hard) pushed …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pushed — [ puʃt ] adjective INFORMAL in difficulty because you do not have enough time or money: pushed for: We re pushed for time right now. be pushed to do something to have difficulty in doing something: be hard pushed to do something (=have a lot of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pushed — adjective (not before noun) informal 1 be pushed for to have difficulty finding enough time, money etc: I m always rather pushed for money at the end of the month. 2 too busy: I d love to help, but I m a bit pushed at the moment. 3 be (hard)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pushed — UK [pʊʃt] / US adjective informal pushed (for time/money) in difficulty because you do not have enough time or money Can you pay? I m a bit pushed at the moment. pushed (for time/money) for: We re pushed for time right now. be pushed to do… …   English dictionary

  • pushed — 1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ Tom s a little pushed and can’t walk very traight. □ How can you be so pushed on so little booze? 2. mod. addicted to a drug. (Drugs. See also push.) □ He’s pretty pushed …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Pushed — 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;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pushed — /pʊʃt/ (say poosht) verb 1. past participle of push. –phrase 2. pushed for, in difficulties with; lacking: we re pushed for time …  

  • pushed —  1. Worried. Harassed.  2. Late. Short of time. Also pushed for time.  3. Extremely busy.  4. Short of cash …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • Pushed Again — Die Toten Hosen Veröffentlichung 5. Januar 1998 Länge 3:50 Genre(s) Punkrock, Rockmusik Text Campin …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • pushed for money — pushed (for time/money/) phrase in difficulty because you do not have enough time or money Can you pay? I’m a bit pushed at the moment. pushed (for time/money/) for …   Useful english dictionary

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