shove
verb (used with object)
to move along by force from behind; push.
shoves
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present tense formof shove (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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They said the agency at the time opted against tough discipline for controllers, in part because managers condoned the early shoves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
And another AI video on X depicts the pair running together through a city engulfed in flames before the female executive shoves him aside in a dramatic scene.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
Jean shoves a photocopy of an article from the Cook Islands News into my hand.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2024
Since we came for the shock value, the camera shoves our faces in its guts, bellowing to eat up.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2024
Angie Morelli O’Brien shoves a couple of menus in front of Gina and Grandpa Ed to shut them up.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
