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Synonyms
- bail
- bail out
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear off [chiefly British]
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- exit
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- pull out
- push off
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
Examples of push on in a Sentence
the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on
Recent Examples on the Web
That film, and numerous other high-profile titles, were pushed on streaming the same day as theatrical release in 2021 thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
The video shows Torres pushing on the suitcase and trying to get out, the affidavit said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
This force pushing on the balloon is proportional to the cross-sectional area.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
Eighteen House Republicans, including Valadao and Lawler, signed onto a letter in August urging Johnson not to repeal the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act, Biden's biggest legislative push on climate.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1602, in the meaning defined above
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“Push on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20on. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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