"unpush" meaning in English

See unpush in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unpushes [present, singular, third-person], unpushing [participle, present], unpushed [participle, past], unpushed [past]
Etymology: From un- + push. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|push}} un- + push Head templates: {{en-verb}} unpush (third-person singular simple present unpushes, present participle unpushing, simple past and past participle unpushed)
  1. (transitive, rare, nonstandard) To push the chair of (someone) back from a table. Tags: nonstandard, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-unpush-en-verb-91G0SrGq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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