push on
English
Verb
push on (third-person singular simple present pushes on, present participle pushing on, simple past and past participle pushed on)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, on.
- Push on the door if it doesn't open automatically.
- To persist; persevere.
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- The rider pushed on at a rapid pace.
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