push around

verb

pushed around; pushing around; pushes around

transitive verb

: to impose on contemptuously : bully

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But the fight and spirit Miami’s backups showed on Saturday - days after getting pushed around by the Lions for two practices - shows that McDaniel’s team is a work in progress. Omar Kelly august 16, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2025 The other school of thought is that Martin — at 5-foot-11, 220 pounds — is going to be pushed around and that his speed is the only thing that puts him on the field. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025 But on the flip side Miami’s offense got pushed around most of Friday’s practice, delivering ira worst performance of training camp’s first three weeks. Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025 To produce a deep bass, a subwoofer must physically push around a lot of air to create those low soundwaves. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025 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 27 Aug. 2025.

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