push on

verb

pushed on; pushing on; pushes on

intransitive verb

: to continue on one's way : proceed

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 off
• quit
• run along
• sally (forth)
• scarper [British]
• shove (off)
• step (along)
• take off
• vamoose
• walk out

Examples of push on in a Sentence

the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on

Recent Examples on the Web

If Harris prevails, many consumer groups want the CFPB to crack down even further, including tightening oversight of medical credit cards and other financial products that hospitals and other medical providers have started pushing on patients. —Noam M. Levey, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2024

One show that won’t be pushing on, however, is Charlie Covell’s Greek mythology retelling Kaos. —Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024

That’s why Pisani wants to further push on the accessory segment and aims to generate 50 percent of Fiorucci’s total sales out of it by 2029. —Sandra Salibian, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024

Does Ueda push on with higher rates, unsure how those steps might reverberate through the economy? —William Pesek, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above