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push off

Verb

Meaning

(intransitive, colloquial, often imperative) To go away; to get lost.

(intransitive, basketball) to commit a foul by pushing against an opponent to both accelerate more quickly and push the opponent in the opposite direction.

(transitive) To delay, postpone, put off, push back.

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If they (Muslim women) wish to cover their faces and isolate themselves from the rest of the community and so thoroughly reject our culture then I cannot imagine why they want to be here at all. Perhaps they should just push off back to their own countries. Norman Tebbit

Because paddle wheels simply push off the water, their design and construction is very simple. Source: Internet

For example, one experienced base stealer noted that careless pitchers dig the toes on their back foot into the ground when they are about to pitch in order to get a better push off, but when they intend to turn and throw a pickoff, they do not. Source: Internet

As a result of those higher prices and an already busy schedule this construction season, MacInnes said he and his partners have decided to push off plans to build a one-bedroom studio loft home on Restormel Street until 2021. Source: Internet

Kangaroos have a unique three-stage walk where they plant their front legs and tail first, then push off their tail, followed lastly by the back legs. Source: Internet

Being able to push off the ball of my foot took me such a long time. Source: Internet

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