push away

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push away

verb pushes away · pushing away · pushed away

  1. literally, transitive To apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position.
  2. figuratively, transitive To reject intimacy; to reject friendship or romance; to refuse to accept or think about (something unpleasant). I think... I might've... failed Pomni. Just like I failed Jax. Try too hard to get on their good side, and then I just... end up pushing them away! And then they end up hating me!

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verb (literally) to apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position

Españoldar un volón, dar un empujón, dar un aventón
Русскийоттолкну́ть ottolknútʹ, отта́лкивать ottálkivatʹ

verb (''figuratively'') to reject intimacy; to reject friendship or romance; to refuse to accept or think about

Españolrehuir, alejar
Русскийоттолкну́ть ottolknútʹ, отта́лкивать ottálkivatʹ

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@misc{push_away_2026,
  title = {push away},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/push%20away},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}