verb
shove
shuhv
verb
1
To push something or someone roughly.
"He shoved past the crowd to reach the exit."
"Don't shove — there's room for everyone."
noun
1
A rough push.
"She gave the door a shove and it swung open."
How to Use Shove
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo push roughly, or a rough push.
Common pairings
shove off
give it a shove
push and shove
Word Forms
shoved past tense, shoven past tense, shoves plural, shoves singular
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Etymology
From Old English sċūfan, from a Proto-Germanic root meaning "to push".