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pushed under

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

Meaning of push under

Verb

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

  1. To hide or repress (emotion)
    • The "sensible" person, in contrast, recognizes that the yearning cannot be stilled, so he tries instead to push it under. This isn't successful either, for the longing keeps surfacing, and his attempts to repress it must constantly be renewed.1999, Marva J. Dawn, A Royal "Waste" of Time: The Splendor of Worshiping God and Being Church for the World

Questions about pushed under

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

Words near pushed under in the dictionary

  1. pushed the envelope
  2. pushed the limit
  3. pushed the right buttons
  4. pushed through
  5. pushed together
  6. pushed under
  7. pushed up
  8. pushed up against
  9. pushed up daisies
  10. pushed up on
  11. pushed up the daisies

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