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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Trump’s decision to push off a meeting with Democrats could point to his confidence that the minority party will get the blame if there is a shutdown. Brett Samuels, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025 For starters, it’s revealed that Glen, the hot ranch hand who Rain accidentally pushed off the balcony and left for dead, somehow survived his long fall to the concrete below. Andy Swift, TVLine, 20 Sep. 2025 The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, had spent much of Thursday debating the rationale for giving newborns the hepatitis B vaccine at birth — but then the committee pushed off the vote until Friday. Will Stone, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025 The injury often occurs when players plant their toes and lift their heel, and is common among football players because of the need to push off or make sudden movements. Ben Morse, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for push off

Word History

First Known Use

1740, in the meaning defined above

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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 29 Sep. 2025.

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