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verb | noun shoveshove1 /ʃʌv/ ●●○ verb ETYMOLOGYshove1Origin: Old English scufan to push away VERB TABLEshove |
Present | I, you, we, they | shove | | he, she, it | shoves | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | shoved | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have shoved | | he, she, it | has shoved | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had shoved | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will shove | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have shoved |
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Present | I | am shoving | | he, she, it | is shoving | | you, we, they | are shoving | Past | I, he, she, it | was shoving | | you, we, they | were shoving | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been shoving | | he, she, it | has been shoving | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been shoving | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be shoving | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been shoving |
► pushing and shoving People were pushing and shoving at the barriers to get a better view. ► shoved ... way Several of the girls shoved their way to the front. THESAURUSmake somebody/something move► push to make someone or something move by pressing with your hands, arms, shoulders, etc.: It’s still stuck – you’ll have to push harder. Her father was pushing the wheelchair. ► roll to push a round object so that it moves forward: He rolled the tire over to the car. ► poke to push someone or something with your finger or something sharp: He poked the snake with a stick but it was dead. ► shove to push someone or something roughly and in one big movement: Tom shoved the suitcase under the bed. ► thrust formal to push something somewhere quickly and roughly. Used especially in literature: She thrust a letter into my hand. ► stuff informal to push something quickly into a small space: Martha stuffed the money into her pocket. ► ram to push something very forcefully into a small or tight space: He rammed the bolt shut on the gate. ► nudge to push someone gently with your elbow, hand, etc., usually to get his or her attention: My wife nudged me and said, “Let’s go.” move something to place► put to move something to a particular place or position, especially using your hands: Where did you put the newspaper? Just put the package over there on the table. ► place to put something somewhere carefully: She placed a cool towel on his forehead. ► position to carefully put something in a particular place or to face a particular direction so that it can be used for something: The security cameras are positioned just inside the door. ► slip to put something somewhere quietly or smoothly: When no one was looking, she slipped the necklace into her purse. ► slide to put something smoothly into a space by pushing it along a surface: He slid the storage container under the bed. ► insert formal to put something inside or into something else: Insert the screw into the hole marked “A.” ► stick to put something somewhere in a careless way: She picked a few pieces of clothing up and stuck them in a drawer. ► tuck to put the edge of a piece of cloth or clothing into or under something else: Tuck the sheets under the mattress. ► shove to push something into a space or container carelessly or without thinking much: I just shoved all his stuff into a corner, and left it there. ► thrust to put something somewhere suddenly or forcefully: David thrust his hands into his pockets. ► cram to force something into a small space: He crammed his books and coat into his locker. ► dump informal to drop or put something down somewhere in a careless way: You can dump your books over there on the desk. 1[intransitive, transitive] to push someone, in a rough or careless way, using your hands or shoulders: shove somebody toward/into etc. something He shoved her toward the car. People were pushing and shoving at the barriers to get a better view. Several of the girls shoved their way to the front.► see thesaurus at push12[transitive always + adv./prep.] to push something somewhere carelessly or without thinking about it much: shove something into/under etc. something Amy just shoved everything under the bed. He shoved a handful of popcorn into his mouth.► see thesaurus at put3shove it/something spoken used to tell someone in a very rude way that you do not want something and that you are very angry: Tell him he can shove his stupid job. [Origin: Old English scufan to push away]shove somebody around phrasal verb informal to treat someone in a rude way, especially by giving him or her orders: Pretty soon, they won’t be able to shove me around anymore.shove off phrasal verb1informal to go away2shove off! spoken used to rudely tell someone to go away or to stop annoying you3to push a boat away from the land, usually with a pole verb | noun shoveshove2 noun [countable] ► Give ... a ... shove Give the door a good shove – it might open. a strong push: Give the door a good shove – it might open. → see also if/when push comes to shove at push2 (5) |