push over

push over
ˌpush ˈover [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they push over he/she/it pushes over present participle pushing over past tense pushed over past participle pushed over] phrasal verb
to push someone or something hard so that they fall from the position that they are in

She pushed me over in the playground.

He pushed over the lamp.

Thesaurus: to move, or to move something downwardssynonym
Main entry: push

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push over [phrasal verb]
1 push over (someone or something) or push (someone or something) over : to make (someone or something) fall to the ground by pushing

He pushed the smaller child over.

She pushed over the statue.

2 US, informal : to move so that there is room for someone else to sit or stand next to you

Push over [=shove over] so that I can sit down, too.

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Main Entry:push

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