push off

verb

pushed off; pushing off; pushes off

intransitive verb

: set out

we pushed off for home

Synonyms

• bail
• bail out
• begone
• book [slang]
• bug off
• bug out
• bugger off [British slang]
• buzz (off)
• clear off [chiefly British]
• clear out
• cut out
• depart
• dig out
• exit
• get
• get off
• go
• go off
• move
• pack (up or off)
• part
• peel off
• pike (out or off)
• pull out
• push on
• quit
• run along
• sally (forth)
• scarper [British]
• shove (off)
• step (along)
• take off
• vamoose
• walk out

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

Onstage flight is always fun, and there are some sparks of joy in watching Wilcoxon and Park confidently push off of the big trunk, and to seeing Menzel’s Jesse evolve from tentative newbie into barefoot, air-dancing nature mama. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025

Kevin Durant dribbled once and pushed off his left leg toward the rim. —Doug Haller, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025

Catch up quick: Reuters reported earlier on Friday that the White House would push off tariff implementation on China, Mexico and Canada until March 1 — leaving a window for negotiation that could kill the plan altogether. —Courtenay Brown, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025

The Warriors had their first lead since the opening minutes Looney drew a foul on Gilgeous-Alexander for pushing off and finished twice inside. —Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1740, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for push off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff