shoved; shoving
1
: to push along
2
: to push or put in a rough, careless, or hasty manner : thrust
3
: to force by other than physical means : compel
shove a bill through the legislature
1
: to move by forcing a way
bargain hunters shoving up to the counter
2
a
: to move something by exerting force
b
: leave
—usually used with off
shoved off for home
shover
noun
Synonyms
Examples of shove in a Sentence
Verb
He shoved the door until it finally opened.
A large man shoved me out of the way.
She shoved her plate aside.
He shoved me into the pool.
A group of security guards shoved through the crowd.
The children were pushing and shoving to see the clowns.
Noun
He gave the door a shove, and it opened.
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Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The three older sons shoved food into their pockets and ran after their parents.
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Conflicts that used to lead to a shove or a punch now result in death or grave injury.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Doe alleges that he was drugged and sodomized by the disgraced mogul, being shoved into a vehicle where the assault allegedly took place.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The three older sons shoved food into their pockets and ran after their parents.
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Noun
The approach to California union members — more a nudge than a shove — also had to be sold to skeptics.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Conflicts that used to lead to a shove or a punch now result in death or grave injury.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Shove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shove. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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shove
1 of 2 verb
shoved; shoving
1
: to push with steady force
2
: to push along or away carelessly or rudely
shoved her out of the way
3
: depart sense 1
—usually used with off
time to shove off for home
shover
noun
shove
2 of 2 noun
: an act or instance of shoving
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