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pushes off

VERB

leave; go to another place

Synonyms

WEAK

beat it continue depart exit fare get away get lost go go away hie hit the road journey keep going launch light out make oneself scarce make progress pass proceed process pull out quit repair shove off start take off travel wend withdraw

Antonyms

WEAK

arrive come

VERB

leave

Synonyms

WEAK

beat it blow continue depart exit fare get away get lost get off go go away hie journey keep going launch light out make progress pass proceed process pull out push on quit repair shove off start take off travel wend withdraw

Example Sentences

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He said thank you and reminded me to make sure I held the blocks very hard because he pushes off very hard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

They found that when a male pushes off its female partner, hydraulic pressure in front leg joints allows them to expand at lightning speed, launching the spider backward.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 25, 2022

Even after the storm pushes off to sea late Friday and Saturday, ice and snow were expected to linger through the weekend because of subfreezing temperatures, Otto said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2022

She sprints down the runway, pushes off the table with her hands while upside down, and lands, two and a half flips later, on her feet.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2021

He pushes off the back wall, turns, takes eight steps back, pushes off the front wall.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti