Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

push out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables: push out
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To force (someone) to leave a group.

Transitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

verb

To travel away from shore in a watercraft by physical effort.

Intransitive verb

noun

In nine ball pool, an optional shot after a legal break shot where a player is allowed to hit any ball first, or not any, as well as not hit a rail, and the opponent can choose who shoots the next shot.

Example Sentences

"One key imponderable is the attitude of the companies that will no longer have a role in the business. It is worth noting here that several have already thrown the towel in or been gently pushed out, such as Stagecoach and National Express."
"The last of the morning flight of noisy wawas going fieldwards were streaming from the water when I pushed out in the canoe […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

pushes out (present, singular) pushing out (participle, present) pushed out (participle, past) pushed out (past) push outs (plural)

Synonyms

obtrude thrust out

Questions

What does push out mean?: To force (someone) to leave a group.

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