push over

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push over

verb pushes over · pushing over · pushed over

To push something such that it falls.
intransitive To abruptly lower the nose of an aircraft by a large angle. The pilot pushed over into a dive to try to outrun the enemy fighters.
Opposite: pull up

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@misc{push_over_2026,
  title = {push over},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/push%20over},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}