SHOVE (OFF) Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

shove (off)

verb

Definition of shove (off)

as in to move

to leave a place often for another time to shove off for home

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Verb

Taken together, the announcements show Meta moving beyond the idea of glasses as simply VR or camera devices.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
There’s been a steady drumbeat of streaming price hikes as companies over the last few years — and months — as companies moved away from a focus on subscriber additions to profitability.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of move

Verb

One of the bullets exited her head before reentering her left arm near the elbow, where it was recovered during the autopsy.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Ryan threw three scoreless innings and struck out three batters before exiting, and the Tigers offense took it from there.

— Christian Romo, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of exit

Verb

Kenita Lloyd, will depart just short of five years of service at the end of 2026, according to an internal memo obtained by The News and two sources.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Smith departed the network in March 2024 after 12 years, with a send-off on NBC’s Today.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of depart

Verb

Menopausal women spent years unable to get relief from the potentially deadly but often preventable effects of recurrent urinary tract infections, due to the FDA’s black box warning for estrogen products.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 24 Sep. 2026
Even if Xi’s trip proves to be more form than function, Lyle Goldstein, the director of the Asia Program at Defense Priorities, argued that getting the pair in the same room is a step in the right direction.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of get

Verb

Witness told police that one of those men pulled out a gun and shot the other before fleeing the scene.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
To kick off the show, then, Madge had to pull out all of the stops—including a fabulous stage wardrobe, styled by her longtime collaborator Rita Melssen.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of pull out

Verb

The skin of an eggplant is edible and contains much of the vegetable’s antioxidant content, including nasunin, though very large or older eggplants may have a tougher skin that is best peeled off.

— Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 13 Sep. 2026
With Doak’s game clock defunct, ESPN peeled off one of its scorebug operators to shadow the officials, starting and stopping the on-screen time by hand, second by second.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of peel off

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