| English verb: push aside | |||
| 1. | push aside (motion) push out of the way | ||
| Synonyms | push away | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | force, push | ||
| 2. | push aside (communication) bar from attention or consideration | ||
| Samples | She dismissed his advances. | ||
| Synonyms | brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reject | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cold-shoulder, discredit, disoblige, flout, laugh away, laugh off, pass off, scoff, shrug off, slight, turn a blind eye | ||