push off

phrasal-verb
UK: /pʊʃ ɒf/
US: /pʊʃ ɔːf/

  1. To leave a place or begin a journey.

    1. We should push off now if we want to arrive on time.
    2. They decided to push off early to avoid the heavy traffic.

  2. To delay or postpone something.

    1. Can we push off the meeting until next week?
    2. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to push off the project deadline.

  3. To tell someone to go away or leave you alone; to reject or dismiss someone or something.

    1. He told me to push off after I annoyed him.
    2. She tried to give me advice, but I told her to push off because I didn't need it.

Synonyms

depart leave postpone delay reject dismiss
push off noun

  1. An act of shoving someone or something away.

    1. The push off sent him stumbling backwards.
    2. With a final push off, the boat slid into the water.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "push off" in English means: To leave a place or begin a journey., To delay or postpone something., To tell someone to go away or leave you alone; to reject or dismiss someone or something..

The phonetic transcription of "push off" is /pʊʃ ɒf/ in British English and /pʊʃ ɔːf/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "push off": depart, leave, postpone, delay, reject, dismiss.

Example usage of "push off": "We should push off now if we want to arrive on time.". More examples on the page.