"push under" meaning in English

See push under in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: pushes under [present, singular, third-person], pushing under [participle, present], pushed under [participle, past], pushed under [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} push under (third-person singular simple present pushes under, present participle pushing under, simple past and past participle pushed under)
  1. To hide or repress (emotion)
    Sense id: en-push_under-en-verb-6tSe0NZ1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "under"

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for push under meaning in English (1.4kB)

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