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

And now, after Baldwin’s ascendence drove the team to cut ties with a long-time veteran, the team has gotten an update on the former player after he was pushed off of his newest roster as well. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Pfendler began her 2,400-mile journey on May 21, pushing off from Monterey, and documented her journey with video updates on her @yourowkelsey social media pages. — ABC News, 6 July 2026

Nothing says summer quite like pushing off on an inner tube and floating down a refreshing, natural lazy river as gorgeous landscapes pass by. — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2026

Quadriceps strains may result from explosive kicking or pivoting, and calf strains often happen when players push off to sprint or leap for a header. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 June 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