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[ verb ] push out of the way

Synonyms

push_away

Used in print

(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)

Pullen_James humbly lowered his head , pushed_aside the hardtack box door of the hut , and was gone from sight .

(Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)

His hand went to her shoulder and pushed_aside the knotted scarf that surmounted the striped poplin gown ; then , to better purpose , he took_hold_of the knot and with dextrous fingers , untied it .

Related terms

push

2
[ verb ] bar from attention or consideration

Examples

"She dismissed his advances"

Used in print

(Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)

Occasionally there are examples of prevision which cannot be pushed_aside without confessing an unscientific attitude .

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