push over

verb

To push something such that it falls.

“The pilot pushed over into a dive to try to outrun the enemy fighters.”

Opposite
pull up
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Meanings

verbpush over (third-person singular simple present pushes over, present participle pushing over, simple past and past participle pushed over)

present singular third person pushes over · participle present pushing over · participle past pushed over · past pushed over

  1. To push something such that it falls.
  2. intransitiveaeronauticsTo abruptly lower the nose of an aircraft by a large angle.

    The pilot pushed over into a dive to try to outrun the enemy fighters.

    Antonyms: pull up

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo abruptly lower the nose of an aircraft by a large angle.

Opposite
pull up

Translations

Māori whakahinga
  • whakahingato push something such that it falls
Polish wywracać, wywrócić
  • wywracaćto push something such that it falls
  • wywrócićto push something such that it falls
  • przewracaćto push something such that it falls
  • przewrócićto push something such that it falls
Cite this entry
APA

push over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20over

MLA

“push over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20over. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “push over,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20over.

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