shove

verb

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\ 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 offshoved 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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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 Now this crowd wants to shove everything down our throats. — Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker, "It Really Is Time to Get Rid of the Filibuster," 6 Aug. 2020 In those days, predators often survived, even thrived, because society looked away with a mix of horror and paralysis, desperate to shove an abuser into someone else’s space. — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan's latest sexual assault accuser puts Bo Schembechler's legacy in jeopardy," 31 July 2020 When push came to shove, everybody was trying pretty hard to win. — Jack Williams, azcentral, "Tom Lehman, Kirk Triplett take sons into battle in Father's Day tournament," 20 June 2020 Still, imagine the strength required to shove all that hate and ignorance aside in order to go out into the world and function. — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, "A Black man reveals what he's endured, teaching 2 white friends what can be done when we talk," 13 July 2020 Gestures are all well and good, but when push comes to shove, when will black coaches be able to showcase their talents from a position of power? — Matias Grez, Darren Lewis And Zayn Nabbi, CNN, "Why English football can't afford another 'lost generation' of Black coaches," 8 July 2020 The man tries to shove the employee but trips and falls. — NBC News, "Video shows Florida man who refused to wear mask fighting his way into Walmart," 23 June 2020 The video shows Lopez shove a person on his left and then pull the weapon from the man, who was wearing a black tactical vest. — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, "WATCH: Video shows Louisville protest shooter taking gun from man, police say," 29 June 2020 Maybe rent a small camper, shove the dogs inside and find a remote spot in the mountains or near the water, where the cell coverage is nonexistent but the scenery breathtaking? — Washington Post, "A never-Trumper tried to drag Domino’s over an 8-year-old tweet. The pizza giant was just saying thanks.," 26 June 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun When Blaney tried to lock onto Newman’s bumper to give him a shove the cars didn’t align properly and Newman was instead hooked into a spin. — Jenna Fryer, The Denver Post, "Ryan Newman released from hospital after Daytona 500 crash," 19 Feb. 2020 But Scott is 24 and his youthful indifference is starting to turn into a full-fledged character flaw, which is why Margie gives him a push and then a shove out of her house to get his act together. — Lindsey Bahr, Detroit Free Press, "Pete Davidson steps up in ‘King of Staten Island’," 12 June 2020 The shove was not mentioned in an initial statement saying that Gugino fell. — Ryan J. Foley, Anchorage Daily News, "Video evidence increasingly disproves police narratives," 9 June 2020 News reports on Tuesday stated that Gugino remains in hospital following a shove by two police officers that led him to fall and bleed from his head and ears. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, "GoFundMe donations for elderly Buffalo man injured by police soar after baseless Trump tweet," 9 June 2020 The Fox-body models, particularly the minimalist LX trims, aged well and still deliver an entertaining shove in the back. — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, "What Used Car to Buy: 1979–93 Ford Mustang 5.0," 6 June 2020 But one of his colleagues, a black woman on the force, is receiving praise for appearing to reprimand him after the shove. — Scottie Andrew, CNN, "A Florida police officer pushed a kneeling protester to the ground. Then his black colleague stepped in," 3 June 2020 Artest delivers a hard foul on Ben Wallace, who retaliates with a shove that sends Artest all the way to media row. — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, "The most stunning Michigan sports endings this century from all corners," 1 June 2020 With no one around to give it a shove, scientists had to improvise. — Nusmila Lohani, The Christian Science Monitor, "Points of Progress: Reparations for Guam islanders, and more," 27 Mar. 2020

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