push around

verb

pushed around; pushing around; pushes around

transitive verb

: to impose on contemptuously : bully

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And of course, that comes with Kasper continuing to look like a strong defensive center who won’t be pushed around, and one who keeps possessions alive in the offensive zone — the bedrocks of his profile. Max Bultman, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024 The proposal would use public money to pay for students’ private school tuition — a measure the governor spent a year pushing around the state and even called on faith leaders to advocate for it from the pulpit. Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 15 May 2024 The Ghost Drinking Fountain is quite heavy, so there’s no danger of it being pushed around or toppled. Simon Hill, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024 Berra disagreed with the call to his grave, but Robinson's famous steal of home in Game 1 off Ford set the tone for the series and showed the Dodgers wouldn't be pushed around like the five previous defeats by New York. Mark Osborne, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for push around 

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of push around was in 1923

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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20around. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.

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