Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

push past

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables: push -past
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To rudely force one's way in front of another.

verb

To force a conversation or situation to continue after an awkward interruption.

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does push past mean?: To rudely force one's way in front of another.

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