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push off

— phrasal verb with push uk ​ /pʊʃ/ us ​ /pʊʃ/ verb

(IN WATER)

› to push against the side of a pool, lake, or river in order to move your body or a boat away from the side:

He pushed off from the side of the pool and swam slowly to the other side.

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(Definition of “push off” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“push off” in American English

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push off

infml
— phrasal verb with push us ​ /pʊʃ/ verb

› to leave:

I’d better be pushing off now – I’ve got work to do.

(Definition of “push off” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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