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(literally) To apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position.

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push away

Source Word

push away

Verb

literally transitive figuratively

(literally) To apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position.

Japanese Meaning

物体に力を加えて、対象を物理的に遠ざける。 / （比喩的に）他者や物事に対して、心理的・感情的に距離を置かせる、追い払う。

Carefully, the dockworker used the boat hook to push away the drifting dinghy from the pier.

作業員はボートフックを使い、漂流する小舟を桟橋から慎重に押しのけた。

Sense（1）

(literally) To apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position.

Sense（2）

(figuratively) To reject intimacy; to reject friendship or romance; to refuse to accept or think about (something unpleasant).

pushes away

（ present singular third-person ）

pushing away

（ participle present ）

pushed away

（ participle past ）

pushed away

（ past ）