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pushes water uphill

pushes water uphill is the third-person singular simple present indicative of push water uphill.

Meaning of push water uphill

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To try to achieve a goal despite huge resistance or nearly futile awkwardness, the task being an uphill battle.
    • A Salesman Unaided by the House is Pushing Water Uphill.1917, Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal - Volume 21, Chilton Company, page 161

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What is pushes water uphill the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pushes water uphill is the third-person singular simple present indicative of push water uphill.

Words near pushes water uphill in the dictionary

  1. pushes up
  2. pushes up against
  3. pushes up daisies
  4. pushes up on
  5. pushes up the daisies
  6. pushes water uphill
  7. pushes wood
  8. pushest
  9. pusheth
  10. pushforward
  11. pushforwards

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