push+away
51push aside — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abjure, adjourn, brush aside, brush off, chuck, chuck out, contemn, continue, contradict, decline, defer, delay, deny, despise, disapprove, discard, disclaim, discount, disdain, dismiss, disown, disregard,… …
52push — 1. verb /pʊʃ/ a) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force. In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me. b) To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular …
53push off — PHRASAL VERB: usu imper (disapproval) If you tell someone to push off, you are telling them rather rudely to go away. [INFORMAL] [V P] Push off, Bob …
54push — v 1. propel, move, actuate, get going, set in motion; drive, trundle, wheel, roll; shove, thrust, pole, stick. 2. press forward, make one s way, squeeze through, wedge, Inf. elbow or shoulder one s way; bulldoze, ram, butt, bunt; crowd, pack,… …
55push back — Synonyms and related words: beat back, beat off, block, brush off, chase, chase away, chase off, check, counter, cut, dismiss, drive away, drive back, fend, fend off, hinder, hold at bay, hold off, keep at bay, keep off, obstruct, pack off, parry …
56push-up — /poosh up /, n. 1. an exercise in which a person, keeping a prone position with the hands palms down under the shoulders, the balls of the feet on the ground, and the back straight, pushes the body up and lets it down by an alternate… …
57push off — verb a) To go away Far from precipitating that event therefore he pushed it off until the very last moment, when, in fact, there was no alternative left him. b) A foul committed by pushing against an opponent to both accelerate more quickly and… …
58push off — informal you re not welcome here, so push off Syn: go away, depart, leave, get out; go, get moving, be off (with you), shoo; informal skedaddle, vamoose, split, scram, run along, beat it, get lost, shove off, buzz off, clear off, bug off …
59push off — AND shove off in. to leave. (As if one were pushing away from a dock.) □ Well, it looks like it’s time to push off. □ It’s time to go. Let’s shove off …
60push off — (informal) GO AWAY, depart, leave, get out; go, get moving, be off (with you), shoo; informal skedaddle, split, scram, run along, beat it, get lost, shove off, buzz off, clear off, on your bike; Brit. informal …
