Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Push (3)

Push, v. i. 1. To make a thrust; to shove; as, to push with the horns or with a sword. Shak.2. To make an advance, attack, or effort; to be energetic; as, a man must push in ord...

9965

Push (4)

Push, n. 1. A thrust with a pointed instrument, or with the end of a thing.2. Any thrust. pressure, impulse, or force, or force applied; a shove; as, to give the ball the first ...

9966

Push (5)

Push, n. A crowd; a company or clique of associates; a gang.

9967

Push button

Push button. (Elec.) A simple device, resembling a button in form, so arranged that pushing it closes an electric circuit, as of an electric bell.

9968

Pusher

Push″er (?), n. One who, or that which, pushes.

9969

Pushing

Push″ing, a. Pressing forward in business; enterprising; driving; energetic; also, forward; officious, intrusive. — Push″ing‐ly, adv.

9970

Pushpin

Push″pin′ (?), n. A child's game played with pins. L. Estrange.

9971

Pusil

Pu″sil (?), a. [L. pusillus very little.] Very small; little; petty. Bacon.

9972

Pusillanimity

Pu′sil‐la‐nim″i‐ty (?), n. [L. pusillanimitas: cf. F. pusillanimité.] The quality of being pusillanimous; weakness of spirit; cowardliness.The badge of pusillanimity and cowardi...

9973

Pusillanimous

Pu′sil‐lan″i‐mous (?), a. [L. pusillanimis; pusillus very little (dim. of pusus a little boy; cf. puer a boy, E. puerile) + animus the mind: cf. F. pusillanime. See Animosity.] ...

9974

Pusillanimously

Pu′sil‐lan″i‐mous‐ly (pū′sĭl‐lăn″ĭ‐mŭs‐ly̆), adv. With pusillanimity.

9975

Pusley

Pus″ley (?), n.(Bot.) Purslane.

9976

Puss

Puss (pụs), n. [Cf. D. poes, Ir. & Gael. pus.] 1. A cat; — a fondling appellation.2. A hare; — so called by sportsmen.Puss in the corner, a game in which all the players but one...

9977

Pussy

Pussy (?), n. [Dim. of puss.] 1. A pet name for a cat; also, an endearing name for a girl.2. A catkin of the pussy willow.3. The game of tipcat; — also called pussy cat.Pussy wi...

9978

Pussy (2)

Pus″sy (?), a. See Pursy.

9979

Pustulant

Pus″tu‐lant (?; 135), a. [L. pustulans, p. pr. See Pustulate, v. t.] (Med.) Producing pustules. — n. A medicine that produces pustules, as croton oil.

9980

Pustular

Pus″tu‐lar (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to pustules; as, pustular prominences; pustular eruptions.2. Covered with pustulelike prominences; pustulate.

9981

Pustulate

Pus″tu‐late (?), v. t. [L. pustulatus, p. p. of pustulare to blister, fr. pustula. See Pustule.] To form into pustules, or blisters.

9982

Pustulate (2)

{ Pus″tu‐late (?), Pus″tu‐la′ted (?), } a. Covered with pustulelike prominences; pustular; pustulous; as, a pustulate leaf; a pustulate shell or coral.

9983

Pustulation

Pus‐tu‐la″tion (?), n. [L. pustulatio.] The act of producing pustules; the state of being pustulated.

9984

Pustule

Pus″tule (?; 135), n. [L. pustula, and pusula: cf. F. pustule.] (Med.) A vesicle or an elevation of the cuticle with an inflamed base, containing pus.Malignant pustule. See unde...

9985

Pustulous

Pus″tu‐lous (?), a. [L. pustulosus, fr. pustula a pustule: cf. F. pustuleux.] Resembling, or covered with, pustules; pustulate; pustular.

9986

Put

Put (?), n. [See Pit.] A pit. Chaucer.

9987

Put (2)

Put, obs.3d pers. sing. pres. of Put, contracted from putteth. Chaucer.

9988

Put (3)

Put (?), n. [Cf. W. pwt any short thing, pwt o ddyn a squab of a person, pwtog a short, thick woman.] A rustic; a clown; an awkward or uncouth person.Queer country puts extol Qu...

9989

Put (4)

Put (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Put; p. pr. & vb. n.Putting.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; ...

9990

Put (5)

Put (put; often pŭt in def. 3), v. i. 1. To go or move; as, when the air first puts up. Bacon.2. To steer; to direct one's course; to go.His fury thus appeased, he puts to land....