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pushes under

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

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

Words near pushes under in the dictionary

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

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