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pushes aside

pushes aside is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pushes aside

What is pushes aside the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pushes aside is the third-person singular simple present indicative of push aside.

Words near pushes aside in the dictionary

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

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