Needle
Needle verb - To subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders.
Usage example: quit needling me! I'll take out the trash in a minute!
Push
Push verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.
How words are described
| simple | simple needle | simple push |
| small | small needle | small push |
| actual | actual needle | actual push |
| massive | massive needle | massive push |
| Other adjectives: large, big, huge, little, tiny, final, last, literal. | ||
Common collocations
| people | needle people | push people |
Both words in one sentence
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Semi-justified, as the bombing of Stauffenberg's house would logically push back the needle on the record, bringing it to the start again.
Source: Film / Valkyrie -
The title character in Eden Green is a rationalist and amateur biologist, but once infected with an alien needle symbiote, its immortality (and increasing power) gradually push her toward the deep end.
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However, when he gets a no-lie flatline on both questions, Clark is forced to use his super-breath to push the needle.
Source: Series / Lois and Clark
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