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pushing the limit

pushing the limit is the present participle and gerund of push the limit.

Meaning of push the limit

Verb

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

  1. To do something that fully exerts one's physical capability.
  2. To break a record.

Questions about pushing the limit

What is pushing the limit the present participle and gerund of?
Pushing the limit is the present participle and gerund of push the limit.

Words near pushing the limit in the dictionary

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

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