shove up
phrasal verb
shoved up; shoving up; shoves up
chiefly British, informal
: to move over to make room for someone else
Shove up so that I can sit down, too.
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Narrowing the frame constricts the storytelling, no matter how many times a Significant Life Moment is shoved up close to the lens for emphasis.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
By daytime, black picnic tables flipped upside down were shoved up against the doors, and handles were tied up with rope.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2024
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
By daytime, black picnic tables flipped upside down were shoved up against the doors, and handles were tied up with rope.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2024
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“Shove up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shove%20up. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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