push off

verb

pushed off; pushing off; pushes off

intransitive verb

: set out
we pushed off for home

Examples of push off in a Sentence

let's push off while it's still early enough to beat the evening rush
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With unexpected backing from the captain, Jumper arranged for helicopters to be pushed off the ship into the sea to make room for the plane. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025 Experts have also warned that the administrative burden placed on recipients to log and report their working hours, or their exemption, will see many more pushed off the program, meaning that even those already completing the work requirements may lose their coverage. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025 While the current 90-day tariff delay struck with China has pushed off financial implications for now, companies are sizing up a likely significant impact on the bottom line should higher tariffs return. Ethan Karp, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 There’s something wonderfully timeless about pushing off from shore in a canoe as the paddles dip quietly through calm water as dragonflies skim by. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 29 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for push off

Word History

First Known Use

1740, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of push off was in 1740

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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20off. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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