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 verb 1 : to push along
2 : to push or put in a rough, careless, or hasty manner : thrust
3 : to force by other than physical means : compel <shove a bill through the legislature>intransitive verb 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>

— shov·er noun