Main Entry:

¹shove

Pronunciation:

\ˈshəv\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

shoved; shov·ing

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English scūfan to thrust away; akin to Old High German scioban to push and probably to Lithuanian skubti to hurry

Date:

before 12th century

transitive verb1: to push along2: to push or put in a rough, careless, or hasty manner : thrust3: to force by other than physical means : compel <shove a bill through the legislature>intransitive verb1: 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>

— shov·er noun