shove

Speech parts

1. shove - Noun

2. shove - Verb

Meaning

To drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; to push; especially, to push (a body) so as to make it move along the surface of another body; as, to shove a boat on the water; to shove a table across the floor.

To push along, aside, or away, in a careless or rude manner; to jostle.

To push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or jostling.

To move off or along by an act pushing, as with an oar a pole used by one in a boat; sometimes with off.

The act of shoving; a forcible push.

p. p. of Shove.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

thrust stuff squeeze jostle ram sardine force put move press slip cram jolt chock drive
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Antonyms

rest intrust avoid stop stay retreat
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Hypernyms

force push pushing

Hyponyms

elbow bundling jostle jostling shoulder in

Phrases with the word

when push comes to shove shove one's way shove through get the shove to shove

Derivatives

shoved shoving

Examples

The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train Source: Internet

he gave the door a shove Source: Internet

the people pushed and shoved to get in line Source: Internet

Stuff money into an envelope Source: Internet

She thrust the letter into his hand Source: Internet

A big price to pay to have a politically correct colored and gendered mayor of a shove the virus right down your throat Democrat leadership. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Shouyang shovable shovavim shove along shove back shove in the mouth