shove
verb (used with object)
to move along by force from behind; push.
shover
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a word derived from
shove.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Because of the public courses I played in Texas, I learned to be a "shover" and a fader.
From Golf Digest ● May 15, 2012
Life is a very up-and-downy thing, and it is good to know, should it get down, that you can give it a lift up yourself and not have to wait for a shover.
From Kitty Canary by Kate Langley Bosher
As a shover you have found me equal to everything, but since you prefer twisting, twisting be it.
From Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others by John Kendrick Bangs
What do you think us fair sex wear hat pins for, hey, shover?
From The Sorrows of a Show Girl by Kenneth McGaffey
‘Unpossible,’ says I, fit to bu’st wi’ disappointment; ‘’cos I must first shove Miss Eve home, an’ git hold of a noo shover to take my place.’
From The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
