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pushing past

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

Meaning of push past

Verb

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

  1. To rudely force one's way in front of another.
  2. To force a conversation or situation to continue after an awkward interruption.

Questions about pushing past

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

Words near pushing past in the dictionary

  1. pushing one's way in
  2. pushing out
  3. pushing over
  4. pushing paper
  5. pushing papers
  6. pushing past
  7. pushing rope
  8. pushing school
  9. pushing schools
  10. pushing someone's buttons
  11. pushing string uphill

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