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PUSH THROUGH
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
The tooth erupted and had to be extracted
Synonyms:
break through; come out; erupt; push through
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "push through" is one way to...):
appear (come into sight or view)
Verb group:
erupt (appear on the skin)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "push through"):
dehisce (burst or split open)
Sentence frame:
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