Push and Tow

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Push verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.

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Tow is an antonym for push in shove topic.

Nearby Words: pushed, pushy, pushover, pushing, pusher

Tow verb - To cause to follow by applying steady force on.

Usage example: towed the car into the shop for repair

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Push is an antonym for tow.

Nearby Words: towage, towed, towing

body	push body	tow body
line	push line	tow line
way	push way	tow way
earth	push earth	tow earth
Other words: car, ship, opponent, rocks.

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