"push on" meaning in All languages combined

See push on on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: pushes on [present, singular, third-person], pushing on [participle, present], pushed on [participle, past], pushed on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} push on (third-person singular simple present pushes on, present participle pushing on, simple past and past participle pushed on)
  1. (idiomatic) To persist, persevere. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: press on
    Sense id: en-push_on-en-verb-7VdeVeq9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "on", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "on": 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, on.
    Sense id: en-push_on-en-verb-r1k0DZrA

Inflected forms

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