shove

verb

\ ˈshəv

shoved; shoving

Definition of shove

(Entry 1 of 2)

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

2a : to move something by exerting force

b : leave —usually used with off shoved off for home

shove

noun

Definition of shove (Entry 2 of 2)

: an act or instance of shoving : a forcible push

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Synonyms for shove

Synonyms: Verb

drive, propel, push, thrust

Examples of shove in a Sentence

Verb

He shoved the door until it finally opened. A large man shoved me out of the way. She shoved her plate aside. He shoved me into the pool. A group of security guards shoved through the crowd. The children were pushing and shoving to see the clowns.

Noun

He gave the door a shove, and it opened.

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Norms like the presumption of innocence, due process, fairness itself have all been shoved aside in a political frenzy. — Fox News, "High school friend of Kavanaugh reacts to new allegation; Alan Dershowitz on Kavanaugh chaos," 28 Sep. 2018 Growing up, Eurocentric beauty standards were shoved down our throats by the media and even our peers. — Teryn Payne, Teen Vogue, "Nappily Ever After Celebrates the Natural Beauty of Black Women," 21 Sep. 2018 The launch of the more affordable iPhone XR is being shoved to mid-October. — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, "How to preorder the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR," 13 Sep. 2018 The device, a magnetic-confinement fusion reactor named for the sun, was shoved to the side after Soviet scientists revealed their tokamak design to the world in 1968. — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, "German Nuclear Fusion Experiment Sets Records for Stellarator Reactor," 26 June 2018 In Louisville, a young black woman holding an anti-Trump sign was violently shoved by several white men while people around her called her the n-word and used a vulgarity. — Eugene Scott, Washington Post, "Before Trump warned that Maxine Waters had ‘called for harm,’ he told supporters he’d like to punch a protester," 25 June 2018 The bag’s straps can even stow away, making the whole thing easier to shove into an overhead compartment. — Chris Welch, The Verge, "Peak Design’s new $300 Travel Backpack is designed to be the ultimate carry-on bag," 23 July 2018 Godoy was shot in the abdomen and foot, and a disposable diaper was shoved in his mouth, apparently to suffocate him, Sinai said. — Fabiola Sanchez, The Seattle Times, "Deadly crackdown stokes fear among protesters in Venezuela," 20 Feb. 2019 Now our accountant is shoving documents through a slot in what looks like a locked trash can. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "Sorry Marie Kondo—I Love Mess!," 12 Feb. 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

These tiny fluctuations give the atom little shoves and kicks. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Single atoms sit still on a hot plate, may yield new quantum tech," 10 Sep. 2018 When a ‘shove and pull’ method of swing-release failed, the fire service arrived with a trusty screwdriver. — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, "Roseanne Barr and the new political correctness," 29 May 2018 But Rudinger arrives in the nick of time to deliver just enough of a shove to knock him off, and a charging Neuer smothers the chance like a warm blanket. — Andrew Das, New York Times, "Germany’s World Cup Is Saved in the Blink of an Eye (and Flick of a Foot)," 24 June 2018 But the man just gave his mom a shove and hit her hard across the jaw before stomping through the kitchen and slamming the back door, leaving Sylvia in a pile of tears and blood on the floor. — Erika Andersen, Good Housekeeping, "The Only Reason My Husband Survived Abuse and Poverty As a Child: His Faith in God," 26 June 2018 Moments later, after Paul fouled Dieng, Dieng nailed Paul with a hard shove. — Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle, "Rockets take down Timberwolves, cap victorious back-to-back," 18 Mar. 2018 Giles picked up a technical foul on Tuesday for a shove of Memphis guard Brandon Goodwin in the second quarter. — Jason Jones, sacbee, "Harry Giles isn't trying to act like Kevin Garnett. He just can't help it, he says," 10 July 2018 Nance to jump up and body checked him; Morris responded with a one-handed shove to the face. — Jimmy Golen, Houston Chronicle, "Celtics beat Cavaliers to take 3-2 lead in East finals," 24 May 2018 Having twice fouled Jonathan Viera before the winger eventually went down, the Welshman responded to Viera's subsequent protests with a blatant shove. — SI.com, "Las Palmas vs Real Madrid Preview: Classic Encounter, Key Battle, Team News & More," 30 Mar. 2018

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