to shove
528
2.7
- verb
- /ʃʌv/
:
empujar
- Lily got out from under his grasp, broke it, and shoved him hard away from her.
- push and shove
- shove aside
- get shoved
What if I just shove some wire into these joints?
- What if I just shove some wire into these joints?
- We link up and I'm shoving strawberry applesauce in my mouth.
- That Little has been hooded, shoved in a car, stolen, kidnapped.
- That was a red neon sign being shoved in my face?
- I tried, just kept shoving it down, blinked back the tears.
Examples
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I told you to shove off.
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He had to shove his way through the crowded subway to catch his train.
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Watch what happens if we shove it into the wheels.
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What if I just shove some wire into these joints?
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And I'm just going to shove these in their spots there.
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Then he plants a foot against Tom's side and shoves him to the ground.
Fiction book (1990) -
Ben saw a sneering policeman shove an old woman who lagged behind the crowd.
Academic text (2011) -
She shoved the door open quickly when she heard the noise inside.
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The workers began to shove the heavy crates into the truck before the rain started.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To move something away from you using force, often with your hands
376
1.9
To push something so it moves or opens
66
3.9
To push something or someone suddenly and forcefully forward
37
2.0
To move something away from you by pushing with your hands
22
4.4
To push or bump people in a crowd to get past them
20
6.7
To move or hold someone roughly using force
6
2.1
Move something or someone out of the way with your hands
6
3.6
To move ahead by pushing people or things out of the way
To push forward through a crowd to get ahead
Move forward through a crowd by forcing people aside with your body
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
1
9.9
A very rude way to tell someone you strongly refuse their idea or order
- Offensive
A rude phrase telling someone you refuse their request and they should go away
Phrasal Verbs
- Offensive
38
9.9
Tell someone angrily to go away and that you will not accept their idea
Compounds
How Hard
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shove comes from an old English word scūfan that meant 'to push', and you can think of it like the simple word push, so to shove someone is to give them a rough or sudden push.