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shove Definition

shove (s̸huv)

transitive verb, intransitive verb shoved, shov·ing

  1. to push or thrust, as along a surface
  2. 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

shover noun

shove Idioms

shove off

  1. to push (a boat) away from shore, as in departing
  2. Informal to start off; leave

shove Synonyms

shove

v.

jostle, push, push out of one's way, shoulder, jostle, elbow.

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?