pushed off

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Simple past tense and past participle of push off
push off
To delay, postpone, put off, push back

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid today pushed off a planned vote on legislation to reform rules for off-shore oil drilling, because the bill lacked the votes to overcome Republican opposition.

push off
A foul committed by pushing against an opponent to both accelerate more quickly and push the opponent in the opposite direction
push off
To go away
push off
pull boat away from the shore; leave
pushed off

    Turkish pronunciation

    pûşt ôf

    Pronunciation

    /ˈpo͝osʜt ˈôf/ /ˈpʊʃt ˈɔːf/

    Etymology

    [ 'push ] (verb.) 13th century. Middle English pusshen, from Middle French poulser to beat, push, from Old French, from Latin pulsare, frequentative of pellere to drive, strike; more at FELT.
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