push
Meaning
- A gang of larrikins or street toughs. Dated.
- A group or circle of people, a clique.
Example
He ran with a rough push from the Rocks in his younger days.
Origin
From earlier British slang 'push', a crowd.
Nearby words
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- pusherA child's stroller or pushchair.
- pushieA pushbike; a bicycle.
- put on jamTo put on airs; to behave as if you are superior.
- put someone's pot onTo inform on someone; to dob them in.