push off

verb

pushed off; pushing off; pushes off

intransitive verb

: set out

we pushed off for home

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

This year the waves pushed off the continent at more northern latitudes and into drier air from Europe that inhibited storm development. —Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024

The event is steeped in hypocrisy, Pech said, arguing that Indigenous populations are routinely pushed off their lands, killed or imprisoned, becoming the victims of state violence. —Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024

Power assist mode is similar to sport mode with a top speed of 9.9mph, but instead of using the throttle control, kids power the scooter by pushing off the ground with one foot. —Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 16 Aug. 2024

After pushing off the coast of Georgia on Tuesday, Debby is projected to strengthen before moving ashore along the central coast of South Carolina on Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service. —Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1740, in the meaning defined above