push in

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

push in

verb pushes in · pushing in · pushed in

idiomatic, intransitive To jump the queue, especially in a forceful manner. Don't push in! Go to the back of the queue!
Similar: cut in, push one's way in, jump the queue, jump 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.

noun push ins

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

Opposite: pull back

Thesaurus

noun

Opposite: pull back

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"push in." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/push%20in. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

push in. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/push%20in

Chicago

"push in." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/push%20in.

BibTeX

@misc{push_in_2026,
  title = {push in},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/push%20in},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}