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Meaning of Push-in | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A mugging in which a robber group of robbers waits in a hallway for the victim to come home, and then pushes them into the apartment.

slang

Equivalents

العربية دفع في

Examples

“The smaller frame means that Hill uses a lot of tight one-shots, mixed in with more expressive images like an endless sea of skaters fleeing from cops or a slow push-in on Stevie and Ian having an uncomfortable conversation while playing video games on their couch.”
“The three of us were hanging out rapping in Hamilton projects with some niggahs Pimp had got tight with on Rikers Island. Them fools had done a push-in and took over some old lady's apartment, and they were in there cutting crack and mixing weight.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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