"push up on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pushes up on [present, singular, third-person], pushing up on [participle, present], pushed up on [participle, past], pushed up on [past]
Etymology: From push up + on. Etymology templates: {{af|en|push up|on|nocat=1}} push up + on Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} push up on (third-person singular simple present pushes up on, present participle pushing up on, simple past and past participle pushed up on)
  1. (transitive, informal, slang) To approach with the intention of seducing; make sexual advances toward. Tags: informal, slang, transitive Related terms: cosy up to

Inflected forms

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