Meanings
verbpush wood (third-person singular simple present pushes wood, present participle pushing wood, simple past and past participle pushed wood)
present singular third person pushes wood · participle present pushing wood · participle past pushed wood · past pushed wood
Origin
From the pushing (moving) of wooden chess pieces on a wooden chessboard.
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APA
push wood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20wood
MLA
“push wood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20wood. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “push wood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20wood.
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