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
Recent Examples on the Web
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That’s where Cianfrance fell in love with movies, picking at random from VHS dramas that have since been pushed off the shelf by franchise fare. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025 Simmons and Ward were separated, but that was after Simmons' helmet was pushed off during the scuffle. Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025 Despite the threat of strong waves along the East Coast, a cold front pushing off of America's coast is expected to keep Erin out to sea and will also bring below-average temperatures to the Northeast next week. Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2025 As that magnet rotates, the filament likewise wiggles back and forth, making its way through the urinary tract by pushing off against its inner walls. New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for push off

Word History

First Known Use

1740, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 8 Sep. 2025.

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