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pushing down

pushing down is the present participle and gerund of push down.

Meaning of push down

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To force downwards (literally or figuratively).

Questions about pushing down

What is pushing down the present participle and gerund of?
Pushing down is the present participle and gerund of push down.

Words near pushing down in the dictionary

  1. pushing around
  2. pushing aside
  3. pushing away
  4. pushing back
  5. pushing daisies
  6. pushing down
  7. pushing forward
  8. pushing in
  9. pushing into the long grass
  10. pushing it
  11. pushing off

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