Also means
push
Usage Note
Empujón derives from the verb empujar (to push) plus the augmentative suffix -ón, and always implies a forceful, often unwanted shove. The idiom abrirse paso a empujones means to push one's way through a crowd. Note the written accent on the final syllable.
Examples
"Le dio un empujón y se cayó."
Natural Translation
He gave him a shove and he fell.
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