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Pushblock

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pushsticknounA hand-held piece of wood or other material used in woodwork to control the motion of the workpiece and to protect the user's hands from the blade.
stickpushernounAlternative form of stick pusher. [(aviation) An automated mechanical device connected to the control column of some aircraft, which pushes the column forward, thus decreasing angle of attack, if the aircraft is approaching a stall.]
monkey blocknoun(nautical) A small single block strapped with a swivel.
woodblocknoun(printing) A wooden block used as a printing form.
pushpadnounA pad that can be pushed to activate a device.
push-pinnounAlternative form of pushpin. [(countable) A small pin with a head made for gripping with the fingers, to be pushed into a bulletin board so as to pin papers to it; especially, such a pin with a cylindrical head.]
push pinnounAlternative form of pushpin. [(countable) A small pin with a head made for gripping with the fingers, to be pushed into a bulletin board so as to pin papers to it; especially, such a pin with a cylindrical head.]
propsticknounAny stick or pole used to prop something up.
fighting sticknounAn often decorated or otherwise elaborated piece of wood or similar sturdy material to hit opponents in sports or dispute-settling rituals.
pillar blocknounAlternative form of pillow block. [A mounting used to support a rotating shaft, using a bearing in a housing which is bolted to a foundation or bedplate with the mounted shaft in a parallel plane to the mounting surface and perpendicular to the centre line of the mounting holes; functionally similar to a plummer block.]
throwsticknounSynonym of throwing stick.
starting blocknounA peg or angled block of wood or metal pedal used by track and field athletes, mainly sprinters, for getting a quick start in a race.
knobsticknounA stick with a rounded knob at the end.
plugnoun(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
pointing sticknoun(computing) An isometric joystick used as a pointing device.
thick-and-thin blocknoun(nautical) A fiddle block.
sticknounAn elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.
pushernoun(colloquial) A drug dealer.
pushienoun(Australia, informal) A pushbike.
pushpinnoun(countable) A small pin with a head made for gripping with the fingers, to be pushed into a bulletin board so as to pin papers to it; especially, such a pin with a cylindrical head.

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