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shove
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- pronunciation:
- shuhv
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- shove off
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
shoves, shoving, shoved |
| definition 1: |
to push roughly or carelessly.
The fight broke out after one of the drunken men shoved the other.The mugger shoved people out of his way as he ran.Her brother sat next to her, but the little girl shoved him away.- synonyms:
- jostle, thrust
- similar words:
- butt, elbow, jog, jolt, nudge, push, ram
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| definition 2: |
to push along with a steady pressure.
They shoved the heavy sofa through the doorway.- synonyms:
- drive, propel, push
- similar words:
- crowd, move, slide, thrust, trundle
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| related words: |
advance, bore, bull, bump, clap, compel, dig, drive, hale, hustle, jostle, launch, poke, prod, propel, wedge |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to push forward forcefully or rudely.
The fans shoved as the theater doors opened.- synonyms:
- jostle, thrust
- similar words:
- butt, crowd, elbow, hustle, jar, nudge, push
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| related words: |
compel, jostle, muscle, thrust |
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| phrase: |
shove off |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
an act or instance of shoving.
The police officer gave the suspect a shove as they entered the interrogation room.- synonyms:
- jostle, push, thrust
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| related words: |
butt, dig, drive, jostle, poke, prod |
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| derivation: |
shover (n.) |
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