"push about" meaning in English

See push about in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: pushes about [present, singular, third-person], pushing about [participle, present], pushed about [participle, past], pushed about [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} push about (third-person singular simple present pushes about, present participle pushing about, simple past and past participle pushed about)
  1. To treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bully
    Sense id: en-push_about-en-verb-~VA7dqMi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (about)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for push about meaning in English (1.0kB)

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