Push-through
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Push-through is a noun meaning A narrow passageway through.
Meaning
A narrow passageway through.
More Meanings
- A device for cleaning a rifle bore.
- That is pushed through; especially designating something that is operated by being pushed through (something else).
Example Sentences
The push-through tab on canned drink was first sold in 1973.
Greener's ‘push through’ invention works well with very small bores.
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.
Word Forms
- push-throughs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include breakthrough, underpass, underpassage, cross-passage, underway, midpassage.
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