Definition of push off - Reverso English Dictionary
Phrasal verb
1.
boatingtr./intr. move a boat into open watertr./intr.
- The crew pushed off from the dock.
2.
- He told the annoying salesman to push off.
3.
- It's getting late; we should push off now..
4.
- They had to push off the meeting to next week.
5.
basketballtr./intr. Rare US commit a foul by pushing an opponenttr./intr. Rare US
- The player was penalized for pushing off during the game.
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non-motorized vehicle
non-motorized scooter propelled by a rider's push-off from the ground
athletics
device runners use to push off at race start
Australian rules football
fend off an opponent with an arm push
Examples of push off in a sentence
The instructor showed us how to push off correctly. She angrily told him to push off. The manager asked the intruder to push off. We decided to push off before the traffic got worse. After a quick chat, they agreed to push off and meet later. The concert was pushed off due to bad weather.
They decided to push off the launch until the product was ready. He was called out for pushing off the defender. The referee saw him push off and blew the whistle.
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- French:larguer les amarres, dégager, ...
- German:abstoßen, abhauen, ...
- Italian:staccarsi, sparire, ...
- Spanish:alejarse, largarse, ...
- Portuguese:desatracar, sair, ...
- Chinese:撑开, 滚开, ...
- Japanese:押し出す, どこかへ行け, ...
- Arabic:دَفَعَ القَارِبَ, طَرَدَ بِوَقَاحَة, ...
- Hebrew:לַהֲדוֹף אֶת הַסִּירָה, לְהִסְתַּלֵּק, ...
- Russian:оттолкнуться, отвалить, ...
- Ukrainian:відштовхнутися, забиратися, ...
- Hindi:नाव को धक्का देकर किनारे से हटाना, दफा हो जाना, ...
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