dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/pus_MWT.json
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{
"push":{
"to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one":{
"examples":[
"I had to push my damaged bike all the way home"
],
"synonyms":[
"drive",
"propel",
"shove",
"thrust"
],
"near synonyms":[
"impel",
"move",
"bear (down)",
"compress",
"depress",
"jam",
"pressure",
"squash",
"squeeze",
"weigh (upon)",
"bulldoze",
"compel",
"force",
"lean (on or against)",
"muscle",
"ram"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to force one's way":{
"examples":[
"we had to push our way through a crowd that was mostly headed in the opposite direction"
],
"synonyms":[
"bore",
"bull",
"bulldoze",
"crash",
"elbow",
"jam",
"jostle",
"muscle",
"press",
"shoulder",
"squeeze"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ram",
"shove",
"thrust"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal":{
"examples":[
"an unprecedented push to pass stronger gun control measures"
],
"synonyms":[
"bandwagon",
"blitz",
"campaign",
"cause",
"crusade",
"drive",
"juggernaut",
"movement"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assault",
"attack",
"maneuver",
"march",
"offensive",
"action",
"bid",
"enterprise",
"initiative",
"mission",
"project",
"undertaking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"push off":{
"to leave a place often for another":{
"antonyms":[
"arrive",
"come",
"show up",
"turn up"
],
"examples":[
"let's push off while it's still early enough to beat the evening rush"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abide",
"dwell",
"lodge",
"remain",
"settle",
"stay",
"tarry",
"approach",
"close",
"near",
"hit",
"land",
"reach"
],
"related":[
"set out",
"start",
"strike out",
"abscond",
"decamp",
"escape",
"evacuate",
"flee",
"fly",
"get out",
"mizzle",
"run away",
"scat",
"scram",
"skip",
"go out",
"light out",
"step out",
"abandon",
"desert",
"forsake",
"vacate",
"emigrate",
"adjourn",
"remove",
"retire",
"retreat",
"withdraw"
],
"synonyms":[
"bail",
"bail out",
"begone",
"book",
"bug off",
"bug out",
"bugger off",
"buzz (off)",
"clear off",
"clear out",
"cut out",
"depart",
"dig out",
"exit",
"get",
"get off",
"go",
"go off",
"move",
"pack (up or off)",
"part",
"peel off",
"pike (out or off)",
"pull out",
"push on",
"quit",
"run along",
"sally (forth)",
"scarper",
"shove (off)",
"step (along)",
"take off",
"vamoose",
"walk out"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pushchair":{
"a small four-wheeled vehicle designed for pushing a baby around in":{
"examples":[
"a fun festival that appeals to adults as well as tots in pushchairs"
],
"synonyms":[
"baby buggy",
"baby carriage",
"buggy",
"perambulator",
"pram",
"stroller"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bassinet",
"cradle",
"crib",
"carry-cot"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pushy":{
"having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal":{
"examples":[
"he's usually very pushy about insinuating his own ideas into other people's projects"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggressive",
"ambitious",
"assertive",
"enterprising",
"fierce",
"go-getting",
"high-pressure",
"in-your-face",
"militant",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"argumentative",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"discordant",
"disputatious",
"gladiatorial",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"trigger-happy",
"truculent",
"warlike",
"hyperaggressive",
"overambitious",
"dynamic",
"energetic",
"gung ho",
"hustling",
"strenuous",
"vigorous",
"emphatic",
"obtrusive",
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"daring",
"dashing",
"emboldened",
"gutsy",
"venturesome",
"venturous",
"audacious",
"bold",
"brash",
"brassy",
"bumptious",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"confident",
"determined",
"forward",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"overconfident",
"presumptuous",
"unapologetic",
"unsubdued",
"unyielding",
"bare-knuckle",
"bare-knuckled",
"bare-knuckles",
"feisty",
"scrappy",
"dominating",
"domineering",
"imperious",
"lordly",
"magisterial",
"overbearing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"easygoing",
"laid-back",
"relaxed",
"acquiescent",
"amenable",
"compliant",
"deferential",
"docile",
"resigned",
"submissive",
"tractable",
"yielding",
"cowering",
"cringing",
"groveling",
"grovelling",
"shrinking",
"bashful",
"demure",
"diffident",
"humble",
"lowly",
"meek",
"mild",
"modest",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"overmodest",
"passive",
"quiet",
"reserved",
"retiring",
"shy",
"subdued",
"timid",
"unobtrusive",
"obsequious",
"servile",
"slavish",
"subservient"
],
"antonyms":[
"ambitionless",
"low-pressure",
"nonassertive",
"unaggressive",
"unambitious",
"unassertive",
"unenterprising"
]
},
"thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited":{
"examples":[
"the pushy cocktail waiter kept asking me if I wanted another drink, even though I hadn't finished the first one"
],
"synonyms":[
"busy",
"interfering",
"intruding",
"intrusive",
"meddlesome",
"meddling",
"nosy",
"nosey",
"obtrusive",
"officious",
"presuming",
"presumptuous",
"protrusive",
"prying",
"pushing",
"snoopy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bold",
"brazen",
"bumptious",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"rude",
"invading",
"trespassing",
"curious",
"inquisitive",
"annoying",
"harassing",
"pestiferous",
"overbearing",
"superserviceable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hands-off",
"uninvolved",
"quiet",
"reclusive",
"reserved",
"reticent",
"retiring",
"silent",
"taciturn",
"withdrawn",
"inhibited",
"restrained",
"subdued"
],
"antonyms":[
"unobtrusive"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"pushed off":{
"to leave a place often for another":{
"examples":[
"let's push off while it's still early enough to beat the evening rush"
],
"synonyms":[
"bailed",
"bailed out",
"booked",
"bugged off",
"bugged out",
"buggered off",
"buzzed (off)",
"cleared off",
"cleared out",
"cut out",
"departed",
"dug out",
"exited",
"got",
"got off",
"moved",
"packed (up or off)",
"parted",
"peeled off",
"piked (out or off)",
"pulled out",
"pushed on",
"quit",
"quitted",
"ran along",
"sallied (forth)",
"scarpered",
"shoved (off)",
"stepped (along)",
"took off",
"vamoosed",
"walked out",
"went",
"went off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"set out",
"started",
"struck out",
"absconded",
"decamped",
"escaped",
"evacuated",
"fled",
"flew",
"got out",
"mizzled",
"ran away",
"scatted",
"scrammed",
"skipped",
"lit",
"lighted out",
"stepped out",
"went out",
"abandoned",
"deserted",
"forsook",
"vacated",
"emigrated",
"adjourned",
"removed",
"retired",
"retreated",
"withdrew"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abided",
"abode",
"dwelled",
"dwelt",
"lodged",
"remained",
"settled",
"stayed",
"tarried",
"approached",
"closed",
"neared",
"hit",
"landed",
"reached"
],
"antonyms":[
"arrived",
"came",
"showed up",
"turned up"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pusses":{
"the front part of the head":{
"examples":[
"the snowball smacked him right in the puss"
],
"synonyms":[
"countenances",
"faces",
"kissers",
"mugs",
"pans",
"visages"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appearances",
"aspects",
"features",
"lineaments",
"looks",
"miens",
"presences",
"expressions",
"physiognomies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a small domestic animal known for catching mice":{
"examples":[
"I don't want a purebred cat, just some playful puss in need of a good home"
],
"synonyms":[
"cats",
"felines",
"house cats",
"kitties",
"moggies",
"pussies",
"pussycats"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mousers",
"kits",
"kittens",
"alley cats",
"tabbies",
"gibs",
"tomcats"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pusher":{
"as in smuggler , hustler":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"black marketer",
"black marketeer",
"bootlegger",
"fence",
"fencer",
"hustler",
"smuggler",
"trader",
"concessionaire",
"costermonger",
"dealer",
"merchandiser",
"merchant",
"seller",
"vendor",
"vender",
"hawker",
"huckster",
"peddler",
"pedlar"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buyer",
"purchaser",
"consumer",
"end user",
"user"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pushed on":{
"to leave a place often for another":{
"examples":[
"the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on"
],
"synonyms":[
"bailed",
"bailed out",
"booked",
"bugged off",
"bugged out",
"buggered off",
"buzzed (off)",
"cleared off",
"cleared out",
"cut out",
"departed",
"dug out",
"exited",
"got",
"got off",
"moved",
"packed (up or off)",
"parted",
"peeled off",
"piked (out or off)",
"pulled out",
"pushed off",
"quit",
"quitted",
"ran along",
"sallied (forth)",
"scarpered",
"shoved (off)",
"stepped (along)",
"took off",
"vamoosed",
"walked out",
"went",
"went off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"set out",
"started",
"struck out",
"absconded",
"decamped",
"escaped",
"evacuated",
"fled",
"flew",
"got out",
"mizzled",
"ran away",
"scatted",
"scrammed",
"skipped",
"lit",
"lighted out",
"stepped out",
"went out",
"abandoned",
"deserted",
"forsook",
"vacated",
"emigrated",
"adjourned",
"removed",
"retired",
"retreated",
"withdrew"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abided",
"abode",
"dwelled",
"dwelt",
"lodged",
"remained",
"settled",
"stayed",
"tarried",
"approached",
"closed",
"neared",
"hit",
"landed",
"reached"
],
"antonyms":[
"arrived",
"came",
"showed up",
"turned up"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pussy":{
"a small domestic animal known for catching mice":{
"examples":[
"fed his pussy only the finest fish for her supper"
],
"synonyms":[
"cat",
"feline",
"house cat",
"kitty",
"moggy",
"moggie",
"puss",
"pussycat"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mouser",
"kit",
"kitten",
"alley cat",
"tabby",
"gib",
"tomcat"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pushes on":{
"to leave a place often for another":{
"examples":[
"the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on"
],
"synonyms":[
"bails",
"bails out",
"books",
"buggers off",
"bugs off",
"bugs out",
"buzzes (off)",
"clears off",
"clears out",
"cuts out",
"departs",
"digs out",
"exits",
"gets",
"gets off",
"goes",
"goes off",
"moves",
"packs (up or off)",
"parts",
"peels off",
"pikes (out or off)",
"pulls out",
"pushes off",
"quits",
"runs along",
"sallies (forth)",
"scarpers",
"shoves (off)",
"steps (along)",
"takes off",
"vamooses",
"walks out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sets out",
"starts",
"strikes out",
"absconds",
"decamps",
"escapes",
"evacuates",
"flees",
"flies",
"gets out",
"mizzles",
"runs away",
"scats",
"scrams",
"skips",
"goes out",
"lights out",
"steps out",
"abandons",
"deserts",
"forsakes",
"vacates",
"emigrates",
"adjourns",
"removes",
"retires",
"retreats",
"withdraws"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abides",
"dwells",
"lodges",
"remains",
"settles",
"stays",
"tarries",
"approaches",
"closes",
"nears",
"hits",
"lands",
"reaches"
],
"antonyms":[
"arrives",
"comes",
"shows up",
"turns up"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pusillanimity":{
"a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger":{
"examples":[
"the pusillanimity shown by the press on this issue after the administration began applying pressure"
],
"synonyms":[
"cowardice",
"cowardliness",
"cravenness",
"dastardliness",
"gutlessness",
"poltroonery",
"spinelessness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diffidence",
"faintheartedness",
"fearfulness",
"timidity",
"timorousness",
"carefulness",
"cautiousness",
"wariness",
"bashfulness",
"shyness",
"feebleness",
"softness",
"weakness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"audacity",
"boldness",
"brazenness",
"backbone",
"fiber",
"fortitude",
"grit",
"gumption",
"mettle",
"pluck",
"spunk",
"determination",
"perseverance",
"resolution",
"endurance",
"stamina",
"tenacity"
],
"antonyms":[
"bravery",
"courage",
"courageousness",
"daring",
"dauntlessness",
"doughtiness",
"fearlessness",
"gallantry",
"greatheartedness",
"guts",
"hardihood",
"heart",
"heroism",
"intrepidity",
"intrepidness",
"nerve",
"stoutness",
"valiance",
"valor",
"virtue"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pushing off":{
"to leave a place often for another":{
"examples":[
"let's push off while it's still early enough to beat the evening rush"
],
"synonyms":[
"bailing",
"bailing out",
"booking",
"buggering off",
"bugging off",
"bugging out",
"buzzing (off)",
"clearing off",
"clearing out",
"cutting out",
"departing",
"digging out",
"exiting",
"getting",
"getting off",
"going",
"going off",
"moving",
"packing (up or off)",
"parting",
"peeling off",
"piking (out or off)",
"pulling out",
"pushing on",
"quitting",
"running along",
"sallying (forth)",
"scarpering",
"shoving (off)",
"stepping (along)",
"taking off",
"vamoosing",
"walking out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"setting out",
"starting",
"striking out",
"absconding",
"decamping",
"escaping",
"evacuating",
"fleeing",
"flying",
"getting out",
"mizzling",
"running away",
"scatting",
"scramming",
"skipping",
"going out",
"lighting out",
"stepping out",
"abandoning",
"deserting",
"forsaking",
"vacating",
"emigrating",
"adjourning",
"removing",
"retiring",
"retreating",
"withdrawing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abiding",
"dwelling",
"lodging",
"remaining",
"settling",
"staying",
"tarrying",
"approaching",
"closing",
"nearing",
"hitting",
"landing",
"reaching"
],
"antonyms":[
"arriving",
"coming",
"showing up",
"turning up"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pushchairs":{
"a small four-wheeled vehicle designed for pushing a baby around in":{
"examples":[
"a fun festival that appeals to adults as well as tots in pushchairs"
],
"synonyms":[
"baby buggies",
"baby carriages",
"buggies",
"perambulators",
"prams",
"strollers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bassinets",
"cradles",
"cribs",
"carry-cots"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pushing on":{
"to leave a place often for another":{
"examples":[
"the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on"
],
"synonyms":[
"bailing",
"bailing out",
"booking",
"buggering off",
"bugging off",
"bugging out",
"buzzing (off)",
"clearing off",
"clearing out",
"cutting out",
"departing",
"digging out",
"exiting",
"getting",
"getting off",
"going",
"going off",
"moving",
"packing (up or off)",
"parting",
"peeling off",
"piking (out or off)",
"pulling out",
"pushing off",
"quitting",
"running along",
"sallying (forth)",
"scarpering",
"shoving (off)",
"stepping (along)",
"taking off",
"vamoosing",
"walking out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"setting out",
"starting",
"striking out",
"absconding",
"decamping",
"escaping",
"evacuating",
"fleeing",
"flying",
"getting out",
"mizzling",
"running away",
"scatting",
"scramming",
"skipping",
"going out",
"lighting out",
"stepping out",
"abandoning",
"deserting",
"forsaking",
"vacating",
"emigrating",
"adjourning",
"removing",
"retiring",
"retreating",
"withdrawing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abiding",
"dwelling",
"lodging",
"remaining",
"settling",
"staying",
"tarrying",
"approaching",
"closing",
"nearing",
"hitting",
"landing",
"reaching"
],
"antonyms":[
"arriving",
"coming",
"showing up",
"turning up"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pussyfooting":{
"to avoid giving a definite answer or position":{
"examples":[
"politicians who try to pussyfoot around hot-button issues"
],
"synonyms":[
"equivocating",
"fudging",
"hedging",
"tergiversating",
"waffling",
"weaseling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flip-flopping",
"yo-yoing",
"dodging",
"ducking",
"eluding",
"eschewing",
"evading",
"shaking",
"shirking",
"shunning",
"sidestepping",
"skirting",
"bypassing",
"circumventing",
"caviling",
"cavilling",
"quibbling",
"straddling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move about in a sly or secret manner":{
"examples":[
"pussyfooting through the hallways in the middle of the night"
],
"synonyms":[
"lurking",
"mooching",
"mousing",
"shirking",
"skulking",
"sliding",
"slinking",
"slipping",
"snaking",
"sneaking",
"stealing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crawling",
"creeping",
"edging",
"inching",
"worming",
"ghosting",
"padding",
"tiptoeing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pussyfoots":{
"to avoid giving a definite answer or position":{
"examples":[
"politicians who try to pussyfoot around hot-button issues"
],
"synonyms":[
"equivocates",
"fudges",
"hedges",
"tergiversates",
"waffles",
"weasels"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flip-flops",
"yo-yoes",
"dodges",
"ducks",
"eludes",
"eschews",
"evades",
"shakes",
"shirks",
"shuns",
"sidesteps",
"skirts",
"bypasses",
"circumvents",
"cavils",
"quibbles",
"straddles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move about in a sly or secret manner":{
"examples":[
"pussyfooting through the hallways in the middle of the night"
],
"synonyms":[
"lurks",
"mooches",
"mouses",
"shirks",
"skulks",
"slides",
"slinks",
"slips",
"snakes",
"sneaks",
"steals"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crawls",
"creeps",
"edges",
"inches",
"worms",
"ghosts",
"pads",
"tiptoes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"push bicycles":{
"a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars":{
"examples":[
"the vicar riding his sturdy push-bike used to be a common sight around the village"
],
"synonyms":[
"bicycles",
"bikes",
"cycles",
"two-wheelers",
"velocipedes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mountain bikes",
"tandem bicycles",
"ten-speeds"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pushers":{
"as in smugglers , hustlers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"black marketers",
"black marketeers",
"bootleggers",
"fencers",
"fences",
"hustlers",
"smugglers",
"traders",
"concessionaires",
"costermongers",
"dealers",
"merchandisers",
"merchants",
"sellers",
"vendors",
"venders",
"hawkers",
"hucksters",
"peddlers",
"pedlars"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buyers",
"purchasers",
"consumers",
"end users",
"users"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pussycats":{
"a small domestic animal known for catching mice":{
"examples":[
"oh, look at the cute little pussycat , kids"
],
"synonyms":[
"cats",
"felines",
"house cats",
"kitties",
"moggies",
"pusses",
"pussies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mousers",
"kits",
"kittens",
"alley cats",
"tabbies",
"gibs",
"tomcats"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pussies":{
"a small domestic animal known for catching mice":{
"examples":[
"fed his pussy only the finest fish for her supper"
],
"synonyms":[
"cats",
"felines",
"house cats",
"kitties",
"moggies",
"pusses",
"pussycats"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mousers",
"kits",
"kittens",
"alley cats",
"tabbies",
"gibs",
"tomcats"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pustules":{
"a small, inflamed swelling of the skin":{
"examples":[
"smallpox's characteristic pustules typically resulted in permanent scarring for survivors of the dreaded disease"
],
"synonyms":[
"boils",
"festers",
"hickeys",
"papules",
"pimples",
"pocks",
"whelks",
"zits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blackheads",
"blisters",
"milia",
"whiteheads",
"bumps",
"lumps",
"protuberances",
"sores",
"warts",
"weals",
"welts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"push button":{
"as in button , switch":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"button",
"dial",
"key",
"knob",
"lever",
"selector",
"switch",
"actuator",
"control",
"controller",
"regulator"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pussyfooted":{
"to avoid giving a definite answer or position":{
"examples":[
"politicians who try to pussyfoot around hot-button issues"
],
"synonyms":[
"equivocated",
"fudged",
"hedged",
"tergiversated",
"waffled",
"weaseled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flip-flopped",
"yo-yoed",
"dodged",
"ducked",
"eluded",
"eschewed",
"evaded",
"shirked",
"shook",
"shunned",
"sidestepped",
"skirted",
"bypassed",
"circumvented",
"caviled",
"cavilled",
"quibbled",
"straddled"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move about in a sly or secret manner":{
"examples":[
"pussyfooting through the hallways in the middle of the night"
],
"synonyms":[
"lurked",
"mooched",
"moused",
"shirked",
"skulked",
"slid",
"slipped",
"slunk",
"slinked",
"snaked",
"sneaked",
"snuck",
"stole"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crawled",
"crept",
"edged",
"inched",
"wormed",
"ghosted",
"padded",
"tiptoed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pushcart":{
"as in truck , wheelbarrow":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barrow",
"hand truck",
"tram",
"truck",
"wheelbarrow",
"cart",
"wagon",
"wain",
"dray",
"jolt-wagon",
"oxcart",
"spring wagon",
"wagonette"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pushes off":{
"to leave a place often for another":{
"examples":[
"let's push off while it's still early enough to beat the evening rush"
],
"synonyms":[
"bails",
"bails out",
"books",
"buggers off",
"bugs off",
"bugs out",
"buzzes (off)",
"clears off",
"clears out",
"cuts out",
"departs",
"digs out",
"exits",
"gets",
"gets off",
"goes",
"goes off",
"moves",
"packs (up or off)",
"parts",
"peels off",
"pikes (out or off)",
"pulls out",
"pushes on",
"quits",
"runs along",
"sallies (forth)",
"scarpers",
"shoves (off)",
"steps (along)",
"takes off",
"vamooses",
"walks out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sets out",
"starts",
"strikes out",
"absconds",
"decamps",
"escapes",
"evacuates",
"flees",
"flies",
"gets out",
"mizzles",
"runs away",
"scats",
"scrams",
"skips",
"goes out",
"lights out",
"steps out",
"abandons",
"deserts",
"forsakes",
"vacates",
"emigrates",
"adjourns",
"removes",
"retires",
"retreats",
"withdraws"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abides",
"dwells",
"lodges",
"remains",
"settles",
"stays",
"tarries",
"approaches",
"closes",
"nears",
"hits",
"lands",
"reaches"
],
"antonyms":[
"arrives",
"comes",
"shows up",
"turns up"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pusillanimous":{
"having or showing a shameful lack of courage":{
"examples":[
"pusillanimous politicians who vote according to whichever way the political wind is blowing"
],
"synonyms":[
"chicken",
"chicken-livered",
"chickenhearted",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"milk-livered",
"poltroon",
"recreant",
"spineless",
"unheroic",
"yellow"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diffident",
"fainthearted",
"fearful",
"timid",
"timorous",
"afraid",
"frightened",
"scared",
"careful",
"cautious",
"wary",
"bashful",
"coy",
"shy",
"feeble",
"soft",
"unmanly",
"weak"
],
"near antonyms":[
"audacious",
"bold",
"brazen",
"cheeky",
"nervy",
"plucky",
"spirited",
"spunky",
"determined",
"resolute"
],
"antonyms":[
"brave",
"courageous",
"daring",
"dauntless",
"doughty",
"fearless",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"gutsy",
"hardy",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"valiant",
"valorous"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"pussyfoot":{
"to avoid giving a definite answer or position":{
"examples":[
"politicians who try to pussyfoot around hot-button issues"
],
"synonyms":[
"equivocate",
"fudge",
"hedge",
"tergiversate",
"waffle",
"weasel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flip-flop",
"yo-yo",
"dodge",
"duck",
"elude",
"eschew",
"evade",
"shake",
"shirk",
"shun",
"sidestep",
"skirt",
"bypass",
"circumvent",
"cavil",
"quibble",
"straddle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move about in a sly or secret manner":{
"examples":[
"pussyfooting through the hallways in the middle of the night"
],
"synonyms":[
"lurk",
"mooch",
"mouse",
"shirk",
"skulk",
"slide",
"slink",
"slip",
"snake",
"sneak",
"steal"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crawl",
"creep",
"edge",
"inch",
"worm",
"ghost",
"pad",
"tiptoe"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"push bicycle":{
"a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars":{
"examples":[
"the vicar riding his sturdy push-bike used to be a common sight around the village"
],
"synonyms":[
"bicycle",
"bike",
"cycle",
"two-wheeler",
"velocipede"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mountain bike",
"tandem bicycle",
"ten-speed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pushovers":{
"a person without strength of character":{
"examples":[
"pushovers who are afraid to discipline their little spoiled brat"
],
"synonyms":[
"doormats",
"jellyfish",
"namby-pambies",
"reeds",
"weaklings",
"wimps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cowards",
"mice",
"milquetoasts",
"nebbishes",
"nervous Nellies",
"pussies",
"wusses",
"wussies",
"sheep"
],
"near antonyms":[
"mensches"
],
"antonyms":[
"stalwarts"
]
},
"one who is easily deceived or cheated":{
"examples":[
"scam artists mistakenly thinking that these farm families would be pushovers"
],
"synonyms":[
"chumps",
"dupes",
"gulls",
"mugs",
"patsies",
"pigeons",
"saps",
"soft touches",
"suckers",
"tools"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cat's-paws",
"marks",
"targets",
"victims",
"schlemiels",
"shlemiels",
"butts",
"derisions",
"laughingstocks",
"mockeries",
"mocks",
"boobies",
"dodoes",
"dodos",
"fools",
"geese",
"half-wits",
"jackasses",
"lunatics",
"monkeys",
"nincompoops",
"ninnies",
"nitwits",
"simpletons",
"simps",
"turkeys",
"yo-yos",
"losers",
"blockheads",
"dolts",
"dopes",
"dumbbells",
"dummies",
"dunces",
"idiots",
"imbeciles",
"morons",
"schlubs",
"shlubs",
"schlumps",
"schnooks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheaters",
"cheats",
"confidence men",
"cozeners",
"defrauders",
"dodgers",
"hoaxers",
"sharks",
"sharpers",
"slickers",
"swindlers",
"tricksters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that is easy to do":{
"examples":[
"though the mountain is not especially high, the climb is very arduous and is definitely not a pushover"
],
"synonyms":[
"breezes",
"cakes",
"cakewalks",
"child's play",
"cinches",
"cream puffs",
"duck soup",
"kid stuff",
"picnics",
"roses",
"snaps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"no-brainers",
"sitting ducks",
"gimmes",
"laughers",
"walkaways"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brainteasers",
"posers",
"stumpers",
"toughies",
"bothers",
"nuisances",
"troubles"
],
"antonyms":[
"bears",
"beasts",
"chores",
"headaches",
"horror shows",
"killers",
"labors",
"murders",
"pains",
"sticky wickets",
"stinkers"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"push-bike":{
"a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars":{
"examples":[
"the vicar riding his sturdy push-bike used to be a common sight around the village"
],
"synonyms":[
"bicycle",
"bike",
"cycle",
"two-wheeler",
"velocipede"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mountain bike",
"tandem bicycle",
"ten-speed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pushes around":{
"as in makes , forces":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bludgeons",
"coerces",
"compels",
"constrains",
"dragoons",
"forces",
"makes",
"obliges",
"presses",
"pressures",
"badgers",
"harasses",
"hounds",
"demoralizes",
"psychs (out)",
"unmans",
"unnerves",
"menaces",
"terrorizes",
"threatens",
"discomposes",
"disconcerts",
"disquiets",
"distresses",
"disturbs",
"perturbs",
"upsets",
"affrights",
"alarms",
"alarums",
"frightens",
"horrifies",
"scares",
"shocks",
"spooks",
"startles",
"terrifies",
"blusters",
"trash-talks",
"blackjacks",
"bogarts",
"browbeats",
"bulldozes",
"bullies",
"bullyrags",
"ballyrags",
"cows",
"hectors",
"intimidates",
"strong-arms"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheers",
"comforts",
"consoles",
"reassures",
"solaces",
"soothes",
"emboldens",
"encourages",
"heartens",
"steels",
"convinces",
"persuades"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"push-bikes":{
"a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars":{
"examples":[
"the vicar riding his sturdy push-bike used to be a common sight around the village"
],
"synonyms":[
"bicycles",
"bikes",
"cycles",
"two-wheelers",
"velocipedes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mountain bikes",
"tandem bicycles",
"ten-speeds"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"puss":{
"the front part of the head":{
"examples":[
"the snowball smacked him right in the puss"
],
"synonyms":[
"countenance",
"face",
"kisser",
"mug",
"pan",
"visage"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appearance",
"aspect",
"features",
"lineaments",
"looks",
"mien",
"presence",
"expression",
"physiognomy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a small domestic animal known for catching mice":{
"examples":[
"I don't want a purebred cat, just some playful puss in need of a good home"
],
"synonyms":[
"cat",
"feline",
"house cat",
"kitty",
"moggy",
"moggie",
"pussy",
"pussycat"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mouser",
"kit",
"kitten",
"alley cat",
"tabby",
"gib",
"tomcat"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}