push around

verb

pushed around; pushing around; pushes around

transitive verb

: to impose on contemptuously : bully

Examples of push around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The oil embargoes of the 1970s only hastened the pace of change: Auto steel now had to be both stronger and lighter, requiring less fuel to push around. John Johnson Jr., Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024 The state politicians’ speeches indicated the themes that the Party would be pushing around Harris’s candidacy: her background as a prosecutor and, later, as attorney general of California; her support of reproductive rights. Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 24 July 2024 A lot of attention was focused on the offensive line, but defensive tackles Broderick Washington and Travis Jones got pushed around. Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024 The Trojans were pushed around up front by the Pac-12 last season, but still chose not to add any linemen through the transfer portal, electing instead to rely on the development of young prospects including Paige and guards Alani Noa and Amos Talalele. Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for push around 

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Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of push around was in 1923

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“Push around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20around. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.

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