push around

verb

pushed around; pushing around; pushes around

transitive verb

: to impose on contemptuously : bully

Examples of push around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Berra disagreed with the call to his grave, but Robinson's famous steal of home in Game 1 off Ford set the tone for the series and showed the Dodgers wouldn't be pushed around like the five previous defeats by New York. Mark Osborne, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024 Getting pushed around by Alabama in the SEC title game was a gut punch. Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024 The Cavs got pushed around in last year’s playoffs by the New York Knicks. Tom Withers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024 So don’t be pushed around by societal narratives of what the ultimate good looks like. Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Nov. 2024 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

Dictionary Entries Near push around

Cite this Entry

“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20around. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

More from Merriam-Webster on push around

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!