push in
push in · pushes in · pushed in · pushing in
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To jump the queue, especially in a forceful mannerTo jump the queue, especially in a forceful manner.
» Tom pushed me into the pool, so I got out and pushed him in.
Meaning
3 senses(idiomatic, intransitive)To jump the queue, especially in a forceful manner.
Don't push in! Go to the back of the queue!
(intransitive)To move a camera closer to its subject (resulting in a similar effect as zooming in, in which the camera is still but the focal length is adjusted).
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, in.
Examples
35 sentencesTom pushed me into the pool, so I got out and pushed him in.
The people pushed their way in.
deDie Leute drängten hinein.
They push boundaries in their field.
My cousin pushed me in the water.
Don't push your agenda in our name.
Forms
pushes in, pushing in, pushed in, pushed in| Base form | push in · to push in |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pushes in |
| Present participle | pushing in |
| Past simple | pushed in |
| Past participle | pushed in |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- push offвід'їхати, від'їжджатиTo go away; to get lost.
- push outнав'язувати, нав'язуватисяTo force (someone) to leave a group.
- push downвпускати, впуститиTo force downwards (literally or figuratively).
- push backвести, їхатиTo refute or argue against a position or an accusation; to express one's own view on a situation.
- push awayвідштовхувати, відштовхнутиTo apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position.
- push aroundхуліганUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, around.
- push throughвивергати, вивергатисяUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, through.
- push forwardпросувати, просунутиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, forward.
More 8
- push asideігнорувати, проігноруватиTo ignore, reject or subdue (something).
- push upTo make (something) higher; to increase.
- push onTo persist, persevere.
- push inTo jump the queue, especially in a forceful manner.
- push overTo push something such that it falls.
- push alongSynonym of push on.
- push aboutTo treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bully
- push underTo hide or repress (emotion)
Synonyms
4 synonymscut inpush one's way injump the queuejump queue
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedqueue-jumper
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb