push in

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [poo sh in]
- /pʊʃ ɪn/
- /pʊʃ ɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poo sh in]
- /pʊʃ ɪn/

Definitions of push in words

adjective push in (of a crime) accomplished by waiting until a victim has unlocked or opened the door before making a forced entry. 1
intransitivephrasal verbs push in jump a queue 1
intransitivephrasal verbs push in aggressively enter a group of people 1
transitivephrasal verb push in crush sth 1
phrasal verb push in When someone pushes in, they unfairly join a queue or line in front of other people who have been waiting longer. 0
verb push in to force one's way into a group of people, queue, etc 0

See all 6 definitions of push in

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Origin of push in

First appearance:

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1975-80; adj. use of verb phrase push in

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Push in

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Push in

push in popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

push in usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for push in

verb push in

chime in — If you chime in, you say something just after someone else has spoken.
chisel in — to force oneself upon others without being asked or welcomed
dent — If you dent the surface of something, you make a hollow area in it by hitting or pressing it.
dimpled — a small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one formed in the cheek in smiling.
dimpling — a small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one formed in the cheek in smiling.

All 17 Synonyms of push in