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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 on
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
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
Despite the DreamCloud’s multiple rows of thicker coils around its edge, our testers found that the mattress offers just average edge support, which might not cut it for people with mobility issues who need a firm surface to push off of when getting out of bed.
—Renee Cherry, SELF, 26 Oct. 2024
For the farmers and villagers being pushed off their land, or having their water resources privatized, the development rush converged with spiraling violence.
—Nicholas Kusnetz, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024
For those who have kept tabs on her career, the memoir offers revealing glimpses into her rise as a young, promising pop star faced with countless obstacles, from bumping up against her reluctant manager mother to getting pushed off by her record label Blackground Records.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
The first reset was supposed to happen years ago, but during the 2008 financial crisis, Trump was able to push off the day of reckoning.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1740, in the meaning defined above
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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20off. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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