Q96 seems to answer this.
You appear to have a valid case that you're not shooting in the air, kicking across the floor, rolling across the floor, or throwing - you're pushing. [G23]'s definition of LAUNCHING as applied to putting a gear onto the peg implies the gear was, at some point, not touching either the robot or the peg. You'll likely want to clear the actions with your head ref at the event though.
https://frc-qa.firstinspires.org/qa/96