push off

verb

pushed off; pushing off; pushes off
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intransitive verb

: set out
we pushed off for home

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Examples of push off in a Sentence

let's push off while it's still early enough to beat the evening rush
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Every assist—a hand on the floor, a knee on the ground, a push off the couch—costs you a point. — Angela Haupt, Time, 15 May 2026 Is that pass on target if MacKinnon has two healthy knees to push off? — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 27 May 2026 Talks on Iran’s nuclear ambitions would be pushed off into the future. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 12 June 2026 Sprinting entails pushing off with your feet and abruptly activating your calf muscles. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for push off

Word History

First Known Use

1740, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of push off was in 1740

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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20off. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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