shove n : the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove"

1 come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train" [syn: jostle]

2 push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"

3 press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" [syn: thrust, stuff, squeeze]

English

Etymology

Old English scūfan, from Germanic *skeuban. Cognate with Dutch schuiven, German schieben.

Pronunciation

• shŭv, /ʃʌv/, /SVv/

  Rhymes: -ʌv

Verb

1. To push, especially roughly or with force

Derived terms

• push and shove
• shove ha'penny

Noun

1. A rough push

Derived terms

• shove off
• shove-halfpenny, shove-ha'penny
• when push comes to shove

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