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pushed around

pushed around is the simple past and past participle of push around.

Meaning of push around

Verb

push around (third-person singular simple present pushes around, present participle pushing around, simple past and past participle pushed around)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, around.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) 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...

Questions about pushed around

What is pushed around the simple past and past participle of?
Pushed around is the simple past and past participle of push around.

Words near pushed around in the dictionary

  1. pushed
  2. pushed about
  3. pushed against an open door
  4. pushed along
  5. pushed and shoved
  6. pushed around
  7. pushed aside
  8. pushed away
  9. pushed back
  10. pushed daisies
  11. pushed down

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