shove

  • 11shove — [shuv] vt., vi. shoved, shoving [ME shoven < OE scufan, akin to ON skufa, Ger schieben < IE base * skeubh , to throw, shove > SCOFF1] 1. to push or thrust, as along a surface 2. to push roughly or hastily n. the act or an instance of… …

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  • 12Shove — Shove, v. i. 1. To push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or jostling. [1913 Webster] 2. To move off or along by an act pushing, as with an oar a pole used by one in a boat; sometimes with off. [1913 Webster] He grasped the oar, eceived …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13shove up — ► shove up informal move oneself to make room for someone. Main Entry: ↑shove …

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  • 14shove it! — (slang) An expression of contemptuous refusal or dismissal • • • Main Entry: ↑shove …

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  • 15shove — index impact, impel, impetus, jostle (bump into) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 16shove — vb *push, thrust, propel Analogous words: *force, constrain, oblige, compel, coerce: impel, drive, *move …

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  • 17shove — [v] push without gentleness boost, buck, bulldoze*, cram, crowd, dig, drive, elbow, hustle, impel, jab, jam, jostle, nudge, poke, press, prod, propel, shoulder, thrust; concept 208 Ant. pull …

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  • 18shove — shove1 [ ʃʌv ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to push someone or something with force: Stop shoving me! shove someone to/into/on etc. something: He kicked Jason and shoved some other kid to the ground. pushing and shoving (=pushing with… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19shove — I UK [ʃʌv] / US verb Word forms shove : present tense I/you/we/they shove he/she/it shoves present participle shoving past tense shoved past participle shoved * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to push someone or something with force Stop shoving me! …

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  • 20shove — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ friendly, gentle, light, little, playful ▪ good, hard, hefty (BrE), mighty …

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