push
o
ver
verb
Third Person
pushes over
Present Participle
pushing over
Past Tense
pushed over
Past Participle
pushed over
1
to cause someone or something to fall by applying force
- He accidentally bumped into the vase and pushed it over.
- During the soccer match, a player was penalized for trying to push over an opponent.
- The wind was so strong that it nearly pushed over the pedestrians walking on the street.
- The children were playing too roughly and ended up pushing their friend over.
- She didn't secure the bookshelf properly, and when she added more books, it pushed the entire thing over.