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pushed the envelope

pushed the envelope is the simple past and past participle of push the envelope.

Meaning of push the envelope

Verb

push the envelope (third-person singular simple present pushes the envelope, present participle pushing the envelope, simple past and past participle pushed the envelope)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To go beyond established limits; to pioneer.
    • They pushed the envelope on pricing derivatives.

Questions about pushed the envelope

What is pushed the envelope the simple past and past participle of?
Pushed the envelope is the simple past and past participle of push the envelope.

Words near pushed the envelope in the dictionary

  1. pushed rope
  2. pushed someone's buttons
  3. pushed string uphill
  4. pushed the boat out
  5. pushed the edge of the envelope
  6. pushed the envelope
  7. pushed the limit
  8. pushed the right buttons
  9. pushed through
  10. pushed together
  11. pushed under

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