push around
push around verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, around.
Verb
push around (third-person singular simple present pushes around, present participle pushing around, simple past and past participle pushed around)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, around.
- To treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bully
- Yaki have just one natural predator, the reticulated python, but they have many enemies. Land clearers are pushing the monkeys around. Roadbuilders are hemming them in. And outlaw trappers have them running for their lives.2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/03/macaques-monkeys-indonesia-endangered-pet-t...
- Pushing little children with their fully automatics they like to push the weak around.2001, System of a Down, Deer Dance
push around meaning in Tamil
push around in Tamil
- முண்டியடித்தல்
Forms of push around
| third-person singular present | pushes around |
|---|---|
| present participle | pushing around |
| past participle | pushed around |
| past | pushed around |
Questions about push around
- What does push around mean?
- Push around means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, around.
- What is push around in Tamil?
- Push around in Tamil is முண்டியடித்தல். See Push around meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is push around?
- Push around is a verb.
- What is the past tense of push around?
- The past tense of push around is pushed around.
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