push-in

[ poosh-in ]

adjective

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

push in

verb

1. intr, adverb to force one's way into a group of people, queue, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of push-in¹

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

Example Sentences

Chu struggles to give the burgeoning friendship between Elphaba and Glinda the same thrust as he does the film’s central plot, which has a more momentous push in the movie’s second half.

From Salon

Since at least the early 20th century, the rhetoric behind the afforestation push in Israel/Palestine has implied that no existing human settlements or agriculture his been displaced or disrupted.

From Salon

Additionally, the terms of use have not been made public — whether, for example, Ukraine will be limited to targets in the Kursk region of Russia, where Ukrainian troops staged a surprise push in August and where Russia has been massing forces and weaponry to drive them out.

From Los Angeles Times

This past spring, as Russia was making a push in the eastern region of Kharkiv, imperiling Ukraine’s second-largest city, the Biden administration allowed use of the U.S.-supplied HIMARS, or High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, with a 50-mile range, to strike at targets across the border.

From Los Angeles Times

A weather system will push in from the Atlantic on Monday and this is where there could be some uncertainty in the forecast.

From BBC

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