PUSHED definition: 1. to not have enough time or money: 2. to find it difficult to do something: 3. to not have…. Learn more.

pushed adjective (Informal) (often with for) short of, pressed, rushed, tight, hurried, under pressure, in difficulty, up against it (informal) He's going to be a bit pushed for time.

The meaning of PUSH is to press against with force in order to drive or impel. How to use push in a sentence.

Definition of pushed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you are pushed for something such as time or money, you do not have enough of it.

PUSHED definition: (often foll by for) short (of) or in need (of time, money, etc) See examples of pushed used in a sentence.

to press or urge to some action or course: His mother pushed him to get a job. to press (an action, proposal, etc.) with energy and insistence: to push a bill through Congress.

You'd be (hard) pushed [= hard-pressed] to find a better place to spend your holiday. I am really pushed for time/money right now. We've been a bit pushed lately.

'Pushed' means to exert force on someone or something to move them away from oneself or the origin of the force. It can also mean to make a strenuous effort to do something or to continue …

When you push something, you press it in order to move it away from you. I pushed back my chair and stood up.