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 |
pull pulling | the act of pulling, applying force to move something toward or with you, the pull up the hill had him breathing harder, his strenuous pulling strained his back |
push | an effort to advance, the army made a push toward the sea |
leg-pull leg-pulling | as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true |
pull | a sustained effort, it was a long pull but we made it |
pull-up chin-up | an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar |
puff drag pull | a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke), he took a puff on his pipe, he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly |
rollback push back | the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw |
badminton equipment | equipment for playing the game of badminton |
baseball equipment | equipment used in playing baseball |
basketball equipment | sports equipment used in playing basketball |
bell push | a button that is pushed to ring a bell |
bowling equipment | equipment used in bowling |
boxing equipment | equipment used in boxing |
cleaning implement cleaning device cleaning equipment | any of a large class of implements used for cleaning |
communication system communication equipment | facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information |
cricket equipment | sports equipment used in playing cricket |
croquet equipment | sports equipment used in playing croquet |
electronic equipment | equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) |
equipment | an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service |
game equipment | equipment or apparatus used in playing a game |
golf equipment | sports equipment used in playing golf |
naval equipment | equipment for a navy |
off-line equipment auxiliary equipment | electronic equipment not in direct communication (or under the control of) the central processing unit |
photographic equipment | equipment used by a photographer |
pull | a device used for pulling something, he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer |
pull chain | a chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet) |
pull-in pull-up | a roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers |
pull-off rest area rest stop layby lay-by | designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily |
pull-through | cleaning implement consisting of an oily rag attached by a cord to a weight, is pulled through the barrel of a rifle or handgun to clean it |
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) |
radiotherapy equipment | equipment used to treat diseases with xays or radioactivity |
recorder recording equipment recording machine | equipment for making records |
rescue equipment | equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency |
robotics equipment | equipment used in robotics |
sports equipment | equipment needed to participate in a particular sport |
telecommunication system telecom system telecommunication equipment telecom equipment | a communication system for communicating at a distance |
television equipment video equipment | electronic equipment that broadcasts or receives electromagnetic waves representing images and sound |
test equipment | equipment required to perform a test |
energy push get-up-and-go | enterprising or ambitious drive, Europeans often laugh at American energy |
pull clout | special advantage or influence, the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull |
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) |
damage equipment casualty | loss of military equipment |
breakdown equipment failure | a cessation of normal operation, there was a power breakdown |
pull | the force used in pulling, the pull of the moon, the pull of the current |