Come into rough contact with while moving
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;
Noun
the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove"
Verb
push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"
Verb
come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
Verb
press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
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.
v. t.
To push along, aside, or away, in a careless or rude
manner; to jostle.
v. i.
To push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or
jostling.
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.
n.
The act of shoving; a forcible push.
p. p. of Shove.
Shove
And shove away the worthy bidden guest.
He used to shove and elbow his fellow servants.
Shove
He grasped the oar,< eceived his guests on board, and shoved from shore.
Shove
I rested . . . and then gave the boat another shove.
Shove
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;
To push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or jostling.
The act of shoving; a forcible push.
p. p. of
Usage Examples
I grew up where my parents would literally shove me in the car rather than have to say hello to a neighbor.
At one point I had to shove as much food in my body as possible to pack on calories. My trainer wanted me to do six meals a day and not go two hours without eating. If I would cheat on eating one day, I could tell - I'd drop a few pounds.
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Other Usage ExamplesThere's an ethic that says: 'You don't run off to the church for the sacraments of salvation, you establish a personal relationship with God. You don't run off to the courts for justice, you settle it yourself. You don't run off to labor unions to sort out your work relations, you can take this job and shove it if you don't like what you're doing.'
My political ideas and things like that, even my religion, I try to keep close to me because it's a personal thing, and I don't shove it down people's throats. I don't condemn any artist that wants to do that, like the Baldwins. That's their choice. But in my world, I'm just an entertainer.