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

After securing my snorkel and mask, my legs pushed off the edge well before my mind had fully agreed to it. — Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 10 Nov. 2026

The original prototype, announced two years ago, could successfully land on its single leg on flat surfaces like concrete or fine gravel and push off to get to the next spot. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026

America's greatness is in the union struggle on a shop floor to push off the yoke of greed. — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Storms that affect the Mid-Atlantic’s snow chances typically take a track along the spine of the Appalachians or push off the coast and become nor’easters. — Sam Hart, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 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