push around

verb

pushed around; pushing around; pushes around

transitive verb

: to impose on contemptuously : bully

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Rookie Mason Graham was pushed around on the Bengals’ first possession, but showed better and better as the game progressed. Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 In many of Candy’s performances, Carney said, there was a moment when his characters would take a turn after being pushed too far, which is not unlike how Canada is currently being pushed around economically by the United States. Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025 Perhaps most glaring was how ‘Bama got pushed around at the line of scrimmage, the explanation point being the 230 yards the Seminoles piled up on the ground. Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Bend your knees slightly, then spin the hoop by giving it a big push around in one direction. Health Editorial Team, Health, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for push around

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of push around was in 1923

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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20around. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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