push-in

P p

Transcription

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

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

Definition of push-in word

adjective push-in (of a crime) accomplished by waiting until a victim has unlocked or opened the door before making a forced entry. 1

Just one definition for 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

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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.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.