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The Meaning of shove
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(v. t.) 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.
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(v. t.) To push along, aside, or away, in a careless or rude manner; to jostle.
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(v. i.) To push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or jostling.
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(v. i.) To move off or along by an act pushing, as with an oar a pole used by one in a boat; sometimes with off.
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(n.) The act of shoving; a forcible push.
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() p. p. of Shove.
Synonyms
jostle
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thrust
,
stuff
,
squeeze
Rhymes
above
,
belove
,
deneuve
,
dove
,
foxglove
,
glove
,
gov
,
labove
,
love
,
of
,
thereof
,
truelove
,
vanhove