push in
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.
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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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons 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