Definition of shove
shoved
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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 forceb : leave —usually used with off shoved off for home
shover
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Examples of shove in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples of shove from the Web
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His trademark style is to rip the frankfurters from their buns, inhale the meat, then dip the dough in a cup of water before shoving it in his mouth.
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According to police reports, officers at 1:16 a.m. were investigating reports of a fight at a business in the 500 block of North Milwaukee Avenue when Zakharov shoved and attempted to punch one of the officers.
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Sheriff’s investigators are asking the public to help them find the man who attacked a woman in Alpine last month by shoving her hard into a fence.
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President Richard Nixon was caught by a CBS News camera at a New Orleans event spinning Press Secretary Ron Ziegler around and shoving him—a mortifying episode, though Nixon later apologized.
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Broberg kept a strict routine and before stepping onstage would shove hand warmers in his pockets and warm his fingers with a blow dryer (Broberg admits it’s more of a mental exercise than a physical one).
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President Richard Nixon was caught by a CBS News camera at a New Orleans event spinning Press Secretary Ron Ziegler around and shoving him—a mortifying episode, though Nixon later apologized.
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No tests, no explanations—just birth control pills shoved in my face.
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Jackson picked up a technical early in the game for shoving McCants.
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Origin and Etymology of shove
Middle English, from Old English scūfan to thrust away; akin to Old High German scioban to push and probably to Lithuanian skubti to hurry
Examples of shove in a Sentence
He gave the door a shove, and it opened.
Recent Examples of shove from the Web
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Cavs center Tristan Thompson took exception to an extra shove by West and quickly ran to stand up for his teammate and got in West’s face.
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Replay showed Smith shove West from behind during the altercation.
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Police say Jackson walked up to the victim and his mother near the intersection of Main and Green streets at about 12:10 a.m., Sunday, and took the victim to the ground with a shove and a series of punches, the report said.
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But no one is harder to read than Rachel, whose first grateful kiss to Philip is followed by a brusque shove.
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The other robber dislodged him with a shove and then slipped through himself.
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Whether the shove was real, Trump definitely wasn't warm and fuzzy with his European colleagues.
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And then there were the video clips: Melania flicking away her husband’s groping hand and the Leader of the Free World giving the prime minister of little Montenegro a good hard shove.
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Meanwhile, in private conversations, Republican lawmakers gamed out what impact Gianforte's dramatic shove would have up and down the ticket.
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First Known Use of shove
14th century
SHOVE Defined for English Language Learners
shove
playDefinition of shove for English Language Learners
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: to push (something) with force
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: to push (someone or something) along or away in a rough or careless way
shove
Definition of shove for English Language Learners
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: a strong, forceful push
SHOVE Defined for Kids
Definition of shove for Students
shoved
;shoving
1 : to push with steady force He shoved the box under the table.
2 : to push along or away carelessly or rudely She shoved me out of the way.
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