push around

verb

pushed around; pushing around; pushes around

transitive verb

: to impose on contemptuously : bully

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Perhaps most glaring was how ‘Bama got pushed around at the line of scrimmage, the explanation point being the 230 yards the Seminoles piled up on the ground. Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Bend your knees slightly, then spin the hoop by giving it a big push around in one direction. Health Editorial Team, Health, 28 Aug. 2025 He can get pushed around and will need to be more consistent in his own end to have a clear NHL role unless his offense takes a major step forward. Corey Pronman, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025 On a Wednesday morning in Oceanside during the camp’s second session, the furniture in Municipal’s conference room had been pushed around. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 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 8 Sep. 2025.

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