push away

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push away - push out of the way

push aside

push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

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w>push away

vt sep → wegschieben; (quickly) → wegstoßen

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A disabled, drunken creature, barely able to preserve her sitting posture by steadying herself with one begrimed hand on the floor, while the other was so purposeless in trying to push away her tangled hair from her face, that it only blinded her the more with the dirt upon it.

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Shrieking out his terror, the soldier clawed with puny fingers at the shaggy breast in vain endeavor to push away the grinning jaws.

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At that moment, Choi's right hand appeared to be in action to push away Fontana and that could be seen as illegal contact, said Chun Lee-kyung, a four-time Olympic champion in the sport and an SBS commentator.

What happened during Choi's disqualification?

The Wrexham keeper was called into action again to push away Harry Pritchard's low drive, so it was very much against the run of play when the home side went ahead in the 18th minute.

Darlington's delight as Dragons stay on leaders' heels

Keates' side were not at the races and managed only one effort on target before the interval, Reid turning well to unleash a shot that Jay Lynch did well to push away.

Bogey side Fylde find it too easy to see off the Dragons; Dunn keeps score down as Wrexham's unbeaten run comes to an end

The actress was with her mother Brinda and daughter Aaradhya when her bodyguards tried to push away the media and her mother fell during the commotion.

Aishwarya's mother falls

Etheridge showed strong hands to push away Bradley Dack's 20-yard shot.

Saddlers go third after crucial win; WALSALL

OFFICE workers trapped behind their desks all day should push away their chairs and work standing up, according to an exercise scientist.

Expert: We 'should all work standing up'

KAREN SURTEES, Ryton Lifeboat men and women PUSH push push away Push the lifeboats away Our clothes are wet But our spirits are high Gaan an bonnie lads and lasses Push away Save them bonnie Lads and lasses Children too Oh the big ship Push push push away Bonnie lads and lasses Push the lifeboats away KEVIN BROWN, Newcastle

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EMMERDALE 7pm, ITV Rakesh overhears Jai slagging him off to David and tells Jai not to push away his family like he did his son.

SOAPS

This is why the nationalism, Euroskepticism are evident, which push away from the goal of a united Europe.

Irrational excuses

Kavanagh whipped over a corner from the right and Doherty reacted superbly to push away Byrne's close-range header.