push in

To move something towards the inside by pressing it, or enter by pressing forward.

• Push in the button.
• He pushed the chair in after dinner.
• The crowd pushed in through the narrow doorway.

How to use it: push something in (Push the drawer in gently.)

Similar words: press in

Opposites: pull out

Common phrases: push in a drawer, push something in

To move ahead of people who have been waiting longer than you in a line.

• Please do not push in.
• Someone pushed in while we were waiting for tickets.
• Why did you let him push in ahead of you?

How to use it: push in front of someone (A man pushed in front of us at the counter.)

Similar words: jump the queue, cut in

Common phrases: push in front, push in rudely

To move a camera closer to the person or thing being filmed.

• The camera pushes in slowly.
• We pushed in on the actor during his final speech.
• Can you push in closer for this scene?

How to use it: push in on someone/something (The camera pushes in on her face.)

Similar words: dolly in, move closer

Opposites: pull back

Common phrases: push in slowly, push in on someone

A filmed view made by moving the camera closer to the person or thing being filmed.

• The scene ends with a push in.
• A slow push in draws attention to her expression.
• The director chose a push in for the final shot.

Similar words: dolly in, forward tracking shot

Opposites: pullback

Common phrases: a push in, slow push in