shoved; shoving
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
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
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.
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Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 11 July 2025
The order, issued July 10, follows evidence of over 35 incidents in which reporters were allegedly shoved, tear-gassed, shot with rubber bullets, or arrested while documenting protests in downtown Los Angeles throughout June.
—Amanda Castro
billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
Payne, whose responsibility appears to be Sheppard, gives Siakam a two-hand shove.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
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Verb
Over a century and a half after he was fooled and shoved into an airlock in the season-two finale, Day is not absolutely done with everything.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 11 July 2025
The order, issued July 10, follows evidence of over 35 incidents in which reporters were allegedly shoved, tear-gassed, shot with rubber bullets, or arrested while documenting protests in downtown Los Angeles throughout June.
—Amanda Castro
billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Noun
While the Fever broadcasters repeatedly insisted that Mabrey’s shove warranted an ejection, lead official Ashley Gloss said in a postgame pool report that the Sun star’s actions weren’t extreme enough to warrant removal from the game.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 18 June 2025
Payne, whose responsibility appears to be Sheppard, gives Siakam a two-hand shove.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
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“Shove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shove. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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shove
1 of 2 verb
shoved; shoving
1
: to push with steady force
2
: to push along or away carelessly or rudely
shoved her out of the way
3
: depart sense 1
—usually used with off
time to shove off for home
shover
noun
shove
2 of 2 noun
: an act or instance of shoving
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