shove Definition
shove (s̸huv)
transitive verb, intransitive verb shoved, shov′·ing
- to push or thrust, as along a surface
- to push roughly or hastily
Etymology: ME shoven < OE scufan, akin to ON skufa, Ger schieben < IE base *skeubh-, to throw, shove > scoff
noun
the act or an instance of shoving; a push or thrust
shove Related Forms
shov′er noun
shove Idioms
shove off
- to push (a boat) away from shore, as in departing
- ☆ Informal to start off; leave
shove Synonyms
shove Usage Examples
Object
- ha'penny: The game is sometimes referred to as finger billiards and is described by some as a cross between shove ha'penny and pool.
- match: This sparked off a pushing and shoving match, with both sides having players booked.
- everything: Surprise visit from Mom and Dad catch you scrambling to shove everything under the bed and with only two-week-old milk in the fridge?
- lot: For a nice brown top you can shove the whole lot under a grill on full power for a few minutes at the end!
Preposition: into
corner: Shoved into the corner, he started to cry.
Modifying Another Word
- then: You can then shove the whole lot into a tube.
- just: Please don't just shove the Claim Form in the post.
- forward: We should give it a shove forward whenever we get the chance.
- back: With an effort, we pull ourselves back to reality only to be rudely shoved back into Gelsinger's very own fantasy world.
- little: Mr Merk, however, adjudged that the Milan striker had given Marquez a little shove moments earlier.
- hard: I saw dozens of Liverpool fans pushing and shoving hard at the CFC family members after the game.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- aside: He easily shoves aside Ricky Wilson's second guitar parts on " Breakin ' in My Heart.
- off: Jake plans to shove off to Spain with Bill Gorton at the end of June.
- down: The sound like early 90's dance music getting a broken old guitar shoved down its throat.
- around: With a permanent place on a machine " you haven't got to be shoved around.
- up: Her eyes shifted from ' A ' to the tubing being shoved up her nose.
- out: Sam led the way to show how it was done, then Teal'c was given a helping shove out of the cargo bay door.
Followed by a transitive particle
- down: I was always being shoved down the throat of some network.
- off: He tried to kill Jesus Christ by having Him shoved off a cliff.
Preposition: in
direction: Can somebody give me a shove in the right direction?
Browse dictionary entries near shove
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