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Definition of "pushover" [pushover]

  • One that is easily defeated or taken advantage of. (noun)
  • Something that is easily done or attained. See Synonyms at breeze1. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pushover" in a sentence
  • "We are not a pushover, which is really pleasing, and we keep on going and, if we can keep that up in the coming months, we will be OK."
  • "Bygones is one thing, being a pushover is another."
  • "Mariella Frostrup, not normally known as a pushover, seemed to come over all unnecessary when she hosted a question-and-answer session with the prime minister at the Labour conference."