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pushes up

pushes up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of push up.

Meaning of push up

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To make (something) higher; to increase.
    • In a unanimous decision, the Fed's open market committee pushed up its federal funds rate by a quarter point to 1.25% and hinted that it would adopt a measured approach to any future increases.2004 July 1, Larry Elliott, “Fed turns tide on US interest rates”, in The Guardian
  2. To arise or jut out from; to thrust from.
    • The slab and piles will work together to resist 'ground heave' (the upward movement of the ground as it tries to push up into the box).2023 March 8, Chris Howe, “Building the platform for Old Oak Common's platforms”, in RAIL, number 978, page 60

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

Words near pushes up in the dictionary

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

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