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to push aside

6 2.1

Move something or someone out of the way with your hands

phrasal verb
/pʊʃ əˈsaɪd/

: apartarse

When the heaviness of sleep overcame me, she pushed the cover aside and crawled in gently next to me.
push the curtain aside
pushed the plate aside
push the door aside

And if you're in the way, you know, they'll push you aside because it just, there's no empathy there.

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Examples

She was sort of just pushed aside out of the field.
Now his head rises into view, pushing the panel aside as he pulls himself upward.

Fiction book (1992)
And I would, you know, push aside or step over whoever was in my way to get down.

Jubilee
I slipped from bed to cross to the bathroom, where I pushed aside the window curtain.

Fiction book (1998)
Her hands reached to push aside the bushes, and she urged her feet to travel faster.

Fiction book (1991)
Finally, I stand, twist the faucets off, and push aside the curtains with both hands.

Fiction book (1997)
Instead, Har sank into a chair, dropping the bag and pushing it aside with his foot.

Fiction book (1992)
Triple E rolls his window down, pushes aside the snow, and climbs out.

Fiction book (1998)
A chaos of memories flashed through Thoris's mind, but he pushed them aside and struggled to sit up.

Fiction book (1992)
He had to push aside the crowd to reach the stage in time.

Synonyms

to push

vsto push aside

∞ 1.0

To move something away from you using force, often with your hands

moves things out of the way to clear a path rather than general propelling

to drive

vsto push aside

458 1.0

To push something into another thing with force

moves things out of the way in a single action rather than continuous propulsion

to force

vsto push aside

376 1.9

To push something so it moves or opens

moves objects out of the way to clear space rather than broadly propelling

to thrust

vsto push aside

66 3.9

To push something or someone suddenly and forcefully forward

moves things out of the way more slowly and without violent force

to push away

vsto push aside

37 2.0

To move something away from you by pushing with your hands

moves objects out of the way generally rather than from oneself

to put aside

vsto push aside

24 2.4

To move something out of the way so you do not use it for now

moves objects out of the way physically rather than storing or stopping use

to shoulder

vsto push aside

6 4.7

To force your way past people using the top of your arm

moves things out of the way using hands rather than forcing through with body

Antonyms

to draw close

8 2.9

Move nearer to someone or something

How Forceful

to ram

1 4.1

to barge

Informal

42 6.0

to push aside

6 2.1

Surface Forms

push aside infinitive

pushed aside past

pushed aside past participle

pushing aside present participle

pushes aside third person singular

Morphology

push + aside

The meaning 'to move someone or something out of the way by pushing' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'push' (to apply force) with 'aside' (to the side/out of the way). This follows a common English verb+particle pattern that is cross-linguistically frequent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Push aside has a plain, physical origin: it means to use force to move something out of the way. To push something aside is to put it to the side so you can pass or see, which is why it means 'to move out of the way' in a physical sense.