Phrase guide

push in

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A shot in which the camera physically moves towards the subject.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, cinematography, film, media, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To jump the queue, especially in a forceful manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, intransitive

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

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).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Topics: broadcasting, cinematography, film, media, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, in.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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