shove

¹ American  

[shohv] / ʃoʊv /

noun

1. boon.

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shove ² American  

[shuhv] / ʃʌv /

verb (used with object)

shoved, shoving

1. to move along by force from behind; push.

   Could you help me shove this table back to where it was?

2. to push roughly or rudely; jostle.

   Hey, quit shoving us—you can wait your turn like everyone else.

3. Slang: Often Vulgar. to go to hell with.

   Voters are telling Congress to shove its new tax plan.

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verb (used without object)

shoved, shoving

1. to push.

   OK, all hands on the back of this crate, and on the count of three, shove!

2. Baseball. to pitch with exceptional focus and effectiveness.

   This young closer is spoiling us—we assume he’ll walk out to the mound and shove, and that’s exactly what he does.

noun

1. an act or instance of shoving.

   I gave it a couple of good shoves, but it barely budged.

verb phrase

1. shove off

   1. to push a boat from the shore.

      It’s been fun on the beach, but we’d better shove off before the tide goes out any more and grounds our propeller.

   2. Informal. to go away; depart.

      I think I'll be shoving off now.

idioms

1. shove it, (used to express contempt or belligerence): Also stick it

   I told them to take the job and shove it.

2. when / if push comes to shove. push.

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

shove British  

/ ʃʌv /

verb

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

2. (tr) to give a violent push to; jostle

3. (intr) to push one's way roughly

4. informal (tr) to put (something) somewhere, esp hurriedly or carelessly

   shove it in the bin

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noun

1. the act or an instance of shoving

shove More Idioms  

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

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Other Word Forms

• shover noun
• unshoved adjective

Etymology

Origin of shove¹

First recorded in 1680–90; apparently variant of shive ²

Origin of shove¹

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

Example Sentences

“Right now, ICE is my 100% workload, and I have to shove everything else in,” Lewis said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jakob stirs, and I shove the book back into my pocket.

From Literature

There’s an old plastic-covered couch shoved between a microwave and a sink.

From Literature

But according to videos taken on the scene, Pretti was holding a phone, not a handgun, when he stepped in front of a federal agent who had shoved a woman to the ground.

From Los Angeles Times

Honestly, before we moved to the Ranch, the rocking feeling of being in the car, with all our bags and belongings shoved in the trunk, was what felt like home most of all.

From Literature

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