push in

verb

To jump the queue, especially in a forceful manner.

“Don't push in! Go to the back of the queue!”

Opposite

Meanings

verbpush in (third-person singular simple present pushes in, present participle pushing in, simple past and past participle pushed in)

present singular third person pushes in · participle present pushing in · participle past pushed in · past pushed in

  1. idiomaticintransitiveTo jump the queue, especially in a forceful manner.

    Don't push in! Go to the back of the queue!

    Synonyms: cut in, push one's way in, jump the queue, jump queue

  2. intransitivebroadcastingTo 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).
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, in.
nounpush in (plural push ins)

plural push ins

  1. broadcastingA shot in which the camera physically moves towards the subject.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo jump the queue, especially in a forceful manner.

Opposite
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APA

push in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20in

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“push in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20in. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “push in,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20in.

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