at a push

prepositional phrase

not later than, at the latest

Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. not later than, at the latest

    At first she had wondered what he wanted of her, when (so she had heard) plenty of round-heeled Washington girls were his at a push.

    1978, Herman Wouk, War and Remembrance, Back Bay Books, published 2002, page 523

Translations

French au plus tard
  • au plus tardnot later than
Polish gwałtem, na gwałt
  • gwałtemnot later than
  • na gwałtnot later than
Spanish apurando
  • apurandonot later than
Cite this entry
APA

at a push. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20a%20push

MLA

“at a push.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20a%20push. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “at a push,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20a%20push.

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