shove

[ shuhv ]

/ ʃʌv /

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verb (used with object), shoved, shov·ing.

to move along by force from behind; push.

to push roughly or rudely; jostle.

Slang: Often Vulgar. to go to hell with: Voters are telling Congress to shove its new tax plan.

verb (used without object), shoved, shov·ing.

to push.

noun

an act or instance of shoving.

Verb Phrases

shove off,

to push a boat from the shore.
Informal. to go away; depart: I think I'll be shoving off now.

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Idioms about shove

shove it, Slang: Often Vulgar. (used to express contempt or belligerence): I told them to take the job and shove it.Also stick it .

shove it up your / one's ass, Slang: Vulgar. go to hell: a term of contempt, abuse, disagreement, or the like.Also stick it up your / one's ass .

when / if push comes to shove. push (def. 36).

Origin of shove

First recorded before 900; Middle English verb shouven, shuven, Old English scūfan, scēofan; cognate with Dutch schuiven, obsolete German schauben, Old Norse skūfa; akin to Gothic -skiuban; noun derivative of the verb

OTHER WORDS FROM shove

shover, nounun·shoved, adjective

Words nearby shove

shout from the rooftops, shouting distance, shouting match, shout-out, shouty, shove, shove-halfpenny, shove-ha'penny, shovel, shovel beak, shovelboard

Other definitions for shove (2 of 2)

shove²

[ shohv ]

/ ʃoʊv /

noun

boon³.

Origin of shove

First recorded in 1680–90; apparently variant of shive²

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How to use shove in a sentence

I was filled with pride every time a fried egg slid out on its own, with no shove from a spatula.
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With an open door and a gentle shove, the crate falls into the sky from a cargo transport.
These gliding drones could deliver supplies from Air Force planes to the battlefield|Kelsey D. Atherton|December 8, 2021|Popular-Science
For example, if you balance a bicycle with your hand and then give it a shove, it will roll upright for a surprising length of time, even re-balancing itself to some degree, before it slows and topples over.
Your Mountain Bike Is Probably Too Big for You|agintzler|September 25, 2021|Outside Online
She left her marriage when alcohol-fueled threats from her then-husband began to turn into shoves.
Five days, 100 vaccine doses and a wildfire of conspiracy theories|Jose Del Real|May 28, 2021|Washington Post

Humphrey was knocked to the turf, looking for a penalty to be called on Brown for a shove and offensive pass interference.
Lamar Jackson gets his first playoff victory as Ravens hold Titans’ Derrick Henry to 40 yards|Mark Maske|January 10, 2021|Washington Post
These big, set-piece events shove the royalty in their face.
British Republicans Hail New Royal Baby As Good Recruiting Tool|Tom Sykes|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The four of them move to the boat, right it, balance the mattress across its bow and shove it towards the water.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The era of singers telling loser boyfriends to shove off and demanding more from men was over.
Beyoncé Is Our Indigo Girl: The Halcyon '90s and Feminism's Resurgence in Pop Music|Amanda Marcotte|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When push comes to shove, the pressure of staving off Ghana, Portugal, and Germany fell on Howard.
Team USA Lost, but Tim Howard Is a Winner|Emily Shire|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He tries to shove his relationship with Amia into a box and that box explodes in his face.
Louie’s Elevator Romance: Can Love Exist Without Sex?|Amanda Marcotte|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Had he not meant the Fleet to shove in K. must have made some reference to the second Division, surely.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
He lifted the other cadet as high as he could and with a shove sent him rolling on the ice beyond.
The Mystery at Putnam Hall|Arthur M. Winfield
Black Hood kicked his legs over the rail, reversing his position, gave himself a shove with his hands.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Near the coast line the effect of the waves is continually to shove the detritus up the slopes of the continental shelf.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
No assistant editor would dare to shove that into a paper on his own responsibility.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White

British Dictionary definitions for shove

shove

/ (ʃʌv) /

verb

to give a thrust or push to (a person or thing)

(tr) to give a violent push to; jostle

(intr) to push one's way roughly

(tr) informal to put (something) somewhere, esp hurriedly or carelesslyshove it in the bin

noun

the act or an instance of shoving

Derived forms of shove

shover, noun

Word Origin for shove

Old English scūfan; related to Old Norse skūfa to push, Gothic afskiuban to push away, Old High German skioban to shove

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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shove

see push comes to shove; push (shove) off; ram (shove) down someone's throat; stick (shove) it.

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