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pushing over

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

Meaning of push over

Verb

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

  1. To push something such that it falls.
  2. (intransitive) To abruptly lower the nose of an aircraft by a large angle.
    • The pilot pushed over into a dive to try to outrun the enemy fighters.
    Antonyms:
    pull up

Questions about pushing over

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

Words near pushing over in the dictionary

  1. pushing on
  2. pushing one's luck
  3. pushing one's way
  4. pushing one's way in
  5. pushing out
  6. pushing over
  7. pushing paper
  8. pushing papers
  9. pushing past
  10. pushing rope
  11. pushing school

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