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

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

It was pushed off the 2026 release calendar by the streamer, as Portman could not participate in promotion due to her recent pregnancy, as IndieWire heard from a source. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026

Right after a bow has been put on the situation, and the sea creature has been pushed off, the community discovers more massive chunks of ice that are nesting more violent monsters. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Instead of pushing off the ground, the motor essentially pulls the robot upward, with a pulley and two strings helping to launch it. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 10 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