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- Dictionaryshove/SHəv/
verb
- 1. push (someone or something) roughly: "they started pushing and shoving people out of the way" Similar
noun
- 1. a strong push: "she gave him a hefty shove and he nearly fell"
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1. : to move by forcing a way. bargain hunters shoving up to the counter. 2. a. : to move something by exerting force. b. : leave usually used with off. shoved off for home. shover noun.
SHOVE definition: 1. to push someone or something forcefully: 2. to put something somewhere in a hurried or careless…. Learn more.
If you shove someone or something, you push them with a quick, violent movement.
verb. press or force. synonyms: squeeze, stuff, thrust. see more. noun. the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something) “he gave the door a shove ”. see more. Pronunciation.
to push someone or something forcefully and with a lot of energy: [ T ] The opposing player said something, and Chris went over and shoved him. To shove is also to slide something along a surface by moving or pushing it: [ T ] She got into her coat and shoved her hands deep into her pockets.
1. To push quickly, forcefully, or roughly: shoved the chair against the wall. See Synonyms at push. 2. To put (something) roughly in a place: shoved the keys into his pocket. v.intr. 1. To push someone or something with force. 2. To move forward roughly, often by shoving someone: shoved past the security guard into his seat. n.
Shove definition: to move along by force from behind; push. See examples of SHOVE used in a sentence.
Definition of shove verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
shove. verb. /ʃʌv/. Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to push someone or something in a rough way The crowd was pushing and shoving to get a better view. + adv./prep. The door wouldn't open no matter how hard she shoved. shove somebody/something (+ adv./prep.) He shoved her down the stairs.
1. If you shove someone or something, you push them with a quick, violent movement. [...] 2. If you shove something somewhere, you push it there quickly and carelessly. [...] 3. See if push comes to shove [...] More. Conjugations of 'shove' present simple: I shove, you shove [...] past simple: I shoved, you shoved [...] past participle: shoved.
