Push-through Definition

noun
A narrow passageway through.
1985: "Twas hard to believe a whale that big could get herself into the pond. Certainly, there was no water for her in the pushthrough, and even the south gut never had no more'n two fathom and a half since ever I see it. But there she was, and looking twice as big as life." — Farley Mowat, A Whale for the Killing, p.84.
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A device for cleaning a rifle bore.
Greener's ‘push through’ invention works well with very small bores.
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adjective
That is pushed through; especially designating something that is operated by being pushed through (something else).
The push-through tab on canned drink was first sold in 1973.
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Push-through Sentence Examples

  • Two Alpine groups were already on the way to this critical point, having been dispatched the day before, but it was clear that Krauss would try to push through by this route, the shortest way to the Tagliamento.

  • The 29th's task was to push through them and secure a bridgehead on the north side of the canal.

  • You need perseverance to push through those moments of frustration.

  • In addition Liatris spicata which has purple spikes will push through the foliage.

  • This is using my image to push through draconian and utterly unnecessary terrorism legislation.

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