Antonyms for push on


Grammar : Verb
Spell : poosh
Phonetic Transcription : pʊʃ


Definition of push on

Origin :
  • early 14c., from Old French poulser (Modern French pousser), from Latin pulsare "to beat, strike, push," frequentative of pellere (past participle pulsus) "to push, drive, beat" (see pulse (n.1)). Meaning "promote" is from 1714; meaning "approach a certain age" is from 1937. For palatization of -s-, OED compares brush (n.1); quash. Related: Pushed; pushing.
  • "Pushing up the daisies now," said a soldier of his dead comrade. ["The American Florist," vol. XLVIII, No. 1504, March 31, 1917]
  • To push (someone) around is from 1923. To push (one's) luck is from 1754. To push the envelope in figurative sense is late 1980s. To push up daisies "be dead and buried" is from World War I.
  • As in journey : verb travel
  • As in pass : verb go by, elapse; move onward
  • As in proceed : verb physically or mentally carry on, carry out
  • As in push off/push on : verb leave; go to another place
  • As in repair : verb leave; retire
  • As in gain ground : verb make progress
  • As in push off : verb leave
  • As in peregrinate : verb journey
  • As in continue : verb persist, carry on
  • As in advance : verb move something forward, often quickly
  • As in cruise : verb sail
  • As in go : verb advance, proceed physically

Synonyms for push on

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