push over

See also: pushover

English

Verb

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

1. To push something such that it falls.
2. (intransitive, aviation) To abruptly lower the nose of an aircraft by a large angle.

   Antonym: pull up

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

Derived terms

• pushover

Translations

to push something such that it falls

Khiamniungan Naga: thòihōng Maori: whakahinga Polish: wywracać (pl) impf, wywrócić (pl) pf, przewracać (pl) impf, przewrócić (pl) pf

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