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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Doug McIntyre, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
The Detroit Pistons did it year after year, deploying a defensive scheme that involved trapping him over and over, shoving him through screens, bullying him through picks, sending two or three bodies on him, and knocking him off balance, off his shot, off his cool.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The social media universe is buzzing about the shove between French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
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Verb
Combined with the mandatory fawning sycophancy required of everyone in his orbit, the President fits the profile of an emotionally insecure man whose bluster collapses when push comes to shove.
—Doug McIntyre, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
The Detroit Pistons did it year after year, deploying a defensive scheme that involved trapping him over and over, shoving him through screens, bullying him through picks, sending two or three bodies on him, and knocking him off balance, off his shot, off his cool.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Noun
Things appeared to be chippy between Clark and Connecticut’s Jacy Sheldon throughout the game, with ESPN cameras showing Clark giving Sheldon a bit of a shove as the two were exchanging words during the second quarter.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
The social media universe is buzzing about the shove between French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
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“Shove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shove. Accessed 14 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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