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• push-in
  push-in

  adjective

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

  verb

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

push-in

American  

[poosh-in] / ˈpʊʃˌɪn /

adjective

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

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push in British  

verb

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

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Etymology

Origin of push-in

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

Example Sentences

The poor conditions were also the backdrop for a push in 1980 by the New Progressive Party governor at the time, Carlos Romero Barceló, to codify voting rights for prisoners.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

It’s hard to see the push in Louisiana as different from these efforts.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

Last week, Tottenham had a Randal Kolo Muani goal ruled out when there was a small push in the back of Gabriel.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

His decades of painstaking research helped lead to a push in the 1990s for the Air Force to come clean on what it had been doing: testing spy balloons and recovering crash dummies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

I push in and turn the handle to lock it.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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