pushover
Americannoun
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Informal. anything done easily.
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Informal. an easily defeated person or team.
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Informal. a person who is easily persuaded, influenced, or seduced.
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Rocketry. a displacement in a horizontal direction of the trajectory of a missile or rocket.
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Aeronautics. push-down.
noun
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something that is easily achieved or accomplished
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a person, team, etc, that is easily taken advantage of or defeated
Etymology
Origin of pushover
1905–10, noun use of verb phrase push over
Example Sentences
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The new rules also have empowered some of the sport’s longtime pushover programs to gleefully kick sand in the faces of their former bullies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
That doesn’t mean she was a pushover or naive; she took names and kept receipts of those who had done her wrong.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025
“I asked my wife to take it down, but for several days, she refused,” insists Alito—who is no pushover on the bench.
From Slate • May 29, 2024
Rain and cool temperatures turned Valhalla into a pushover for the first two days, and the scores showed it.
From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024
Pollard was a pushover, and all the down-and-outers knew exactly where to go to pick up a few bucks.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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