push off

verb

pushed off; pushing off; pushes off

intransitive verb

: set out
we pushed off for home

Examples of push off in a Sentence

let's push off while it's still early enough to beat the evening rush
Recent Examples on the Web
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The first reset was supposed to happen years ago, but during the 2008 financial crisis, Trump was able to push off the day of reckoning. Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024 Separately, some families that were pushed off Medicaid are also waiting more than a month for food assistance because Texas uses the same eligibility system to process applications for both. Eleanor Klibanoff, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2024 In Greek mythology there was a giant, Antaeus, who lost his strength every time he was pushed off the ground. Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2024 Other journalists at the scene also witnessed the bodies being pushed off the rooftops. Julia Frankel and Majdi Mohammed, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for push off 

Word History

First Known Use

1740, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 21 Nov. 2024.

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