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pushed aside

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

Meaning of push aside

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To ignore, reject or subdue (something).
    • Now all is still. Sounds that had been pushed aside [during sex] now creep back into the room: the tick of the clock on the dresser; the hum of traffic from the street below.1986, Sidney Brinkley, “Passion”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 131

Questions about pushed aside

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

Words near pushed aside in the dictionary

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

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