push
pushing | the act of applying force in order to move something away, he gave the door a hard push, the pushing is good exercise |
| push | an effort to advance, the army made a push toward the sea |
| musical chairs | a rearrangement that has no practical effect or significance, the company is looking for stability after years of musical chairs with directors, shareholders don't want the company playing musical chairs with their investment |
musical chairs
going to Jerusalem | a child's game in which players march to music around a group of chairs that contains one chair less than the number of players, when the music abruptly stops the players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a chair is eliminated, then a chair is removed and the march resumes until only the winner is seated |
professorship
chair | the position of professor, he was awarded an endowed chair in economics |
rollback
push back | the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw |
baby buggy
baby carriage
carriage perambulator
pram
stroller
goart
pushchair
pusher | a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around |
| barber chair | a large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their customers |
| bath chair | a wheelchair usually pushed by an attendant, as at a spa |
| bell push | a button that is pushed to ring a bell |
boatswain's chair
bosun's chair | a seat consisting of a board and a rope, used while working aloft or over the side of a ship |
buggy
roadster | a small lightweight carriage, drawn by a single horse |
| buggy whip | a horsewhip once used by a driver of a buggy, since buggies have been replaced by cars the buggy whip has become a symbol for anything that is hopelessly outmoded |
| camp chair | a light folding chair |
| captain's chair | a wooden armchair with a saddle seat and a low back that has vertical spindles |
| chair | a seat for one person, with a support for the back, he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down |
| chair | a particular seat in an orchestra, he is second chair violin |
| chair of state | a ceremonial chair for an exalted or powerful person |
chairlift
chair lift | a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside, seats are hung from an endless overhead cable |
deck chair
beach chair | a folding chair for use outdoors, a wooden frame supports a length of canvas |
dune buggy
beach buggy | a recreational vehicle with large tires used on beaches or sand dunes |
| Eames chair | a chair designed by Charles Eames, originally made of molded plywood, seat and back shaped to fit the human body |
easy chair
lounge chair
overstuffed chair | a comfortable upholstered armchair |
electric chair
chair death chair
hot seat | an instrument of execution by electrocution, resembles an ordinary seat for one person, the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair |
| fighting chair | a fixed chair from which a saltwater angler can fight a hooked fish |
| folding chair | a chair that can be folded flat for storage |
highchair
feeding chair | a chair for feeding a very young child, has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray |
| ladder-back ladder-back chair | a chair with a ladder-back |
lawn chair
garden chair | chair left outside for use on a lawn or in a garden |
| Morris chair | an armchair with an adjustable back |
parlor car
parlour car
drawingoom car
palace car
chair car | a passenger car for day travel, you pay extra fare for individual chairs |
potty seat
potty chair | toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children |
| push-bike | a bicycle that must be pedaled |
| push broom | a wide broom that is pushed ahead of the sweeper |
push button
push
button | an electrical switch operated by pressing, the elevator was operated by push buttons, the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk |
| push-button radio | a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons |
push-down storage
push-down store
stack | a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) |
recliner
reclining chair
lounger | an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it |
rocking chair
rocker | a chair mounted on rockers |
| sedan sedan chair | a closed litter for one passenger |
straight chair
side chair | a straight-backed chair without arms |
swamp buggy
marsh buggy | an amphibious vehicle typically having four-wheel drive and a raised body |
| swivel chair | a chair that swivels on its base |
| tablet-armed chair | a chair with an arm that has been widened for writing |
| Windsor chair | straight chair having a shaped seat and a back of many spindles |
| wing chair | easy chair having wings on each side of a high back |
| yacht chair | a light folding armchair for outdoor use |
energy push
get-up-and-go | enterprising or ambitious drive, Europeans often laugh at American energy |
push-down list
push-down stack
stack | a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO) |
| push-down queue | a queue in which the last item to go in is the first item to come out (LIFO) |