"push-in" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: push-ins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} push-in (plural push-ins)
  1. (cinematography) Alternative form of push in Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: push in Categories (topical): Cinematography
    Sense id: en-push-in-en-noun-LHL3R3~n Topics: broadcasting, cinematography, film, media, television
  2. (slang) 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. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-push-in-en-noun-CcH~tzzn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83

Inflected forms

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