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push-off

push-off
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [poo sh awf, of]
    • /pʊʃ ɔf, ɒf/
    • /pʊʃ ɒf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo sh awf, of]
    • /pʊʃ ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of push-off word

  • verb with object push-off to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away. 1
  • verb with object push-off to move (something) in a specified way by exerting force; shove; drive: to push something aside; to push the door open. 1
  • verb with object push-off to effect or accomplish by thrusting obstacles aside: to push one's way through the crowd. 1
  • verb with object push-off to cause to extend or project; thrust. 1
  • verb with object push-off to press or urge to some action or course: His mother pushed him to get a job. 1
  • verb with object push-off to press (an action, proposal, etc.) with energy and insistence: to push a bill through Congress. 1

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Origin of push-off

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English pushen, poshen, posson (v.) < Middle French pousser, Old French po(u)lser < Latin pulsāre. See pulsate

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Push-off

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

push-off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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