shoving

Variant of shove

shove definition

shove (s̸huv)

transitive verb, intransitive verb shoved, shoving 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

Related Forms:

shove Idioms

shove off

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

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