pushing and shoving
Physical crowd aggression
Pushing and shoving describes rough physical jostling, typically in a crowd or confrontation: There was some pushing and shoving at the entrance.
The phrase often characterizes minor physical conflict that falls short of actual fighting, or the aggressive competition of bodies in a confined space: After some pushing and shoving, they made it to the front.
- squeezingPressing inward firmly
- jostlePush roughly against
- nudgeGentle push to prompt
- bumpSlight collision or protrusion
- elbowArm's middle joint
body contact · public transport · subway car · crowding · personal space · packed like sardines · pressure · confrontation · heave · frustration · queues · crowd control · conflict · maneuvering · impatience · playgrounds · stampede · protests
pushing and shovingwaiting in line
single file · taking turns · giving way · stepping aside · keeping distance
pushing and shovingpoliteness
Courteous, respectful conduct
courtesy · after you · taking turns · civility · patience
pushing and shovingstanding still
Absence of motion
stepping back · gentle touch · stillness · making way · yielding
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