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pushing up on

pushing up on is the present participle and gerund of push up on.

Meaning of push up on

Verb

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

  1. (informal, slang, transitive) To approach with the intention of seducing; make sexual advances toward.
    • Don't be pushing up on my girl!

Questions about pushing up on

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

Words near pushing up on in the dictionary

  1. pushing together
  2. pushing under
  3. pushing up
  4. pushing up against
  5. pushing up daisies
  6. pushing up on
  7. pushing up the daisies
  8. pushing water uphill
  9. pushing wood
  10. pushing-jack
  11. pushing-jacks

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