pushes over
Tips someone over
To push over is to cause something or someone to fall by pushing: The wind pushed over the garbage cans, He pushed me over on the playground.
Figuratively, someone easily pushed over offers little resistance—hence the related noun pushover for an easy task or a person who yields readily.
- topplesFalls or overthrows
- shovesPushes someone abruptly
- overcomesDefeats or masters
- overturnsInvalidates or topples
- dislodgesRemoves from position
tips · defeats · takes down · tilts · throws off balance · knocks down · bends · flips · undermines · destabilizes · collapses · shifts · overwhelms · puts down · thrusts · buckles · subverts · dismantles
physical toppling vs. restoring upright
pushes overstands up
Assumes an upright position
rights · steadies · stabilizes · props up · raises
push, pushes, pushed, pushing, pusher, pushers, pushy, pushier, pushiest