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押し込む

おしこむ

to push in; to shove in; to force in

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Examples

  1. 満員電車に押し込まれた。

    まんいんでんしゃにおしこまれた。

    I was shoved into the packed train.

  2. 引き出しに服を押し込んだ。

    ひきだしにふくをおしこんだ。

    I shoved the clothes into the drawer.

  3. 時間がなくて、三つの会議を午前中に押し込んだ。

    じかんがなくて、みっつのかいぎをごぜんちゅうにおしこんだ。

    Short on time, I crammed three meetings into the morning.

Common patterns

無理やり押し込む
to force something in
荷物を押し込む
to shove luggage in
押し込み強盗
a home-invasion robbery

Memory tip

詰め込む is about filling a space up; 押し込む is about the physical push against resistance. That is why the passive 押し込まれる is the natural way to describe being shoved onto a rush-hour train.

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