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pushing together

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

Meaning of push together

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To surreptitiously and/or inadvertently set up two people to hook up as partners in romance, business, crime, etc.
    • The more you try to break Romeo and Juliet apart, the more you'll push them together.

Questions about pushing together

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

Words near pushing together in the dictionary

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

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