push off

verb

pushed off; pushing off; pushes off

intransitive verb

: set out

we pushed off for home

Synonyms of push off

• move
• exit
• depart
• go
• get
• push on
• pull out
• get off
• peel off
• walk out
• run along
• cut out
• go off
• take off
• step (along)
• clear out
• escape
• clear off
• shove (off)
• dig out
• bail out
• evacuate
• start

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

The Raptors pushed off with aplomb Tuesday. —Eric Koreen, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026

After the crash, the Honda was pushed off the freeway lanes and stopped on the shoulder. —Paula Wethington, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026

Locals, fired up by rumors that such a redesignation could lead to unwelcome tourism, development, or even them being pushed off their land, packed a town hall meeting. —Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026

But his team apparently has every intention of pushing off that coaching change as long as possible. —ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026

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