Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

push away

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables
push -away
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position.

Transitive verb

verb

To reject intimacy; to reject friendship or romance; to refuse to accept or think about (something unpleasant).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

pushes away (present, singular) pushing away (participle, present) pushed away (participle, past) pushed away (past)

Synonyms

push aside

Questions

What does push away mean?
To apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position.

How to pronounce push away

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