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    Shove
    /SHəv/

    verb

    noun

    • 1. a strong push: "she gave him a hefty shove and he nearly fell"
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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › shovers&Shove Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Shove definition, to move along by force from behind; push. See more.

  3. www.oed.com › dictionary › shove_n1shove, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    shove noun 1. Factsheet. Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun shove mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun shove, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.

  4. www.oed.com › dictionary › shove_v2shove, v.² meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    British English. /ʃʌv/ shuv. U.S. English. /ʃəv/ shuv. See pronunciation. Where does the verb shove come from? Earliest known use. 1930s. The earliest known use of the verb shove is in the 1930s. OED's only evidence for shove is from 1932, in the writing of E. M. Keate. shove is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: shover n.2.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSHOVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    to push someone or something in a rough way: He wouldn't move, so I shoved him out of the way. shove sth into/in/under, etc. to put something somewhere in a quick, careless way: She shoved the suitcase under the bed. shove. noun [ C ] to give someone a shove. See also. if/when push comes to shove.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › shove itShove it Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    4 days ago · Shove it Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster. Games & Quizzes. Word of the Day. Grammar. Wordplay. Word Finder. More. Definition. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. shove it. idiom. US, informal + impolite. used to say that one will not accept or do something. They can take their suggestion and shove it. Dictionary Entries Near shove it.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHOVING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    shove verb (PUSH) [ I or T ] to push someone or something forcefully: She was jostled and shoved by an angry crowd as she left the court. Just wait your turn - there's no need to shove. Reporters pushed and shoved as they tried to get close to the princess. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Pushing and shoving.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHOVED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    verb. uk / ʃʌv / us / ʃʌv / shove verb (PUSH) [ I or T ] to push someone or something forcefully: She was jostled and shoved by an angry crowd as she left the court. Just wait your turn - there's no need to shove. Reporters pushed and shoved as they tried to get close to the princess. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.