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
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The collision happened at about 10:30 a.m. and caused the train to be pushed off the tracks, RT said. Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025 When that happens, all the high-meadow remnants of the Ice Age will be pushed off the top of the mountain and disappear. Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025 Dan dan noodles were pushed off the menu in favor of the new cheesy tortilla dish. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025 Lawmakers also pushed off some issues to be debated further during budget negotiations between the Legislature and Newsom. Calmatters, Mercury News, 27 May 2025 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 6 Jul. 2025.

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