Push-and-pull

adj, noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of push-pull.

    "Because of course there were layers here too. Welcome to Qatar 2022, a World Cup so contorted by wider push and pull you can almost feel the political actors at the side of pitch shunting their avatars about the turf with long wooden paddles."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of push-pull. not-comparable

    "The trials were conducted to assess the suitability of four-motor power cars on high-speed push-and-pull workings, with a view to possible operation of the electrified Waterloo-Bournemouth services by these methods."

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push-pullpush-pull

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"The trials were conducted to assess the suitability of four-motor power cars on high-speed push-and-pull workings, with a view to possible operation of the electrified Waterloo-Bournemouth services by these methods."

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