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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

push under en · VERB

Meanings

  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:

Forms

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pushes under Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
pushed under Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pushed under Tense=Past lexicographic
pushing under Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic