push about

pʊʃ əˈbaʊt

Definition of push about - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

bullying

treat someone unfairly or domineeringly

He tends to push about his younger siblings.

bully

dominate

mistreat

movement

Rare

move something around by pushing

Rare

She pushed about the furniture while redecorating the room..

push around

shove around

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Expressions with push

push back

delay or postpone something

The meeting was pushed back by an hour..

push it

apply force to move something

You need to push it to open the door.

push off

move a boat into open water

The crew pushed off from the dock.

push on

resume or continue one's journey

After a short break, we pushed on to the next town.

give someone a push

move someone forward by pressing their body

He gave her a push to help her up the hill.

push one's way

move forward by using force against people or things

She had to push her way through the crowd.

Examples of push about in a sentence

She felt pushed about by her classmates.
They pushed about the boxes to make space.
He pushed about the chairs to arrange them.

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French:malmener, déplacer, ...
German:herumschubsen, herumschieben, ...
Italian:maltrattare, spostare, ...
Spanish:abusar de, mover, ...
Portuguese:maltratar, empurrar, ...
Chinese:欺负, 挪动, ...
Japanese:いじめる, 押し動かす, ...
Arabic:تَسَلَّطَ, دَفَعَ حَوْلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְעַמֵּר בְּ, לִדְחוֹף מִמָּקוֹם לְמָקוֹם, ...
Russian:помыкать, перемещать, ...
Ukrainian:знущатися над, пересувати, ...
Hindi:धौंस जमाना, धकेलना, ...
Bengali:অন্যায়ভাবে আচরণ করা, ধাক্কা দিয়ে সরানো, ...
Catalan:maltractar, empènyer, ...
Czech:šikanovat, posouvat, ...
Danish:kommandere, skubbe rundt, ...
Dutch:commanderen, rondduwen, ...
Greek:καταπιέζω, σπρώχνω, ...
Hungarian:zsarnokoskodni valakivel, tologatni, ...
Khmer:គាបសង្កត់, រុញទៅមក, ...
Korean:괴롭히다, 밀다, ...
Persian:بدرفتاری کرد, جابجا کردن, ...
Polish:pomiatać, przesuwać, ...
Portuguese (BR):maltratar, empurrar, ...
Romanian:a domina, a împinge, ...
Swedish:köra med, knuffa runt, ...
Thai:กลั่นแกล้ง, ดันไปรอบๆ, ...
Turkish:zorbalık yapmak, itip kakmak, ...
Vietnamese:bắt nạt, đẩy xung quanh, ...

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