push under

verb

To hide or repress (emotion)

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Meanings

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

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

  1. To hide or repress (emotion)

    The "sensible" person, in contrast, recognizes that the yearning cannot be stilled, so he tries instead to push it under. This isn't successful either, for the longing keeps surfacing, and his attempts to repress it must constantly be renewed.

    1999, Marva J. Dawn, A Royal "Waste" of Time: The Splendor of Worshiping God and Being Church for the World
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APA

push under. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20under

MLA

“push under.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20under. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “push under,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20under.

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