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shove

[shuhv]

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verb (used with object)

to move along by force from behind; push.

to push roughly or rudely; jostle.

Slang: Often Vulgar. to go to hell with: Voters are telling Congress to shove its new tax plan.

verb (used without object)

to push.

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noun

an act or instance of shoving.

Verb phrase

shove off,

to push a boat from the shore.

Informal. to go away; depart: I think I'll be shoving off now.

Idioms

shove/stick it, Slang (often vulgar). (used to express contempt or belligerence): I told them to take the job and shove it.

shove/stick/ it up your/one's ass, Slang (vulgar). go to hell: a term of contempt, abuse, disagreement, or the like.

when/if push comes to shove. push (def. 35).

Origin:
before 900; (v.) Middle English schouven, Old English scūfan; cognate with Dutch schuiven, obsolete German schauben, Old Norse skūfa; akin to Gothic -skiuban; (noun) Middle English scou, derivative of the v.

Related forms

shov·er, noun

un·shoved, adjective

Example Sentences

But the advent of new methods of detecting colon cancer could shove them out of the screening business.

It isn't enough to shove the animals into a paddock and visit occasionally.

The standard way forward is to shove and shove, inch by hard-earned inch.

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But the advent of new methods of detecting colon cancer could shove them out of the screening business.

It isn't enough to shove the animals into a paddock and visit occasionally.

The standard way forward is to shove and shove, inch by hard-earned inch.

But, there comes a time in every chytrid's life when it's time to shove off for wetter, more nutritious pastures.

When a male kills dinner on his own, he must gorge quickly before female clan members shove him aside.

There is no need to wait, or be polite about it, shove your way to the front of the line and buy a few.

The last thing the world economy needs is for governments to give a further downward shove to trade.

The knocks that from time to time pushed the economy off its path of steady growth tended to shove inflation downward, too.

Emperor cichlid parents push and shove a much heavier terrapin to protect their young from being eaten.

Take your voodoo and witchcraft and shove it up your sanctimonious rear mouths.

In this universe, when her record company demands more hits, she tells them to shove it and starts her own label.

Power is reduced and, when it comes in, it does so with a gentle firmness rather than an unruly shove.

When push comes to shove the latter duty seems to outweigh the former, and the bankers turn on the monetary taps.

Four or five of his comrades run the litter to the helicopter and clumsily, frantically, shove him inside.

Zionist media can make anyone guilty or put in the axis of evil and then shove that down the throat of public.

They are impressive in their size and precision, taking little more than a gentle shove to swing open.

The government is giving the economy a shove in that direction.

He will jump on guests and shove his toy to everyone non- stop until my guests are annoyed.

Google joins an ever growing number of companies hoping to shove social networking into the enterprise.

People will always want to buy houses: they do not need a shove from subsidies.

It slides in and out with a shove and a tug, and when you're on the bike you can't feel.

Pledges of future fiscal discipline have been made repeatedly in the past and are always repealed when push comes to shove.

Without a permit, they'll bring the paddy wagon and shove you inside.

The tariff helped give the world economy a downward shove.

And if push comes to shove you can easily make your own with scrap wood lying around the house.

If they slash benefits or raise taxes, they risk a backlash that could even shove them out.

Our last resort isto either support the pirates, or turn our backs on what the industry istrying to shove down our throats.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun

boon³.

Origin:
apparently variant of shive²

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World English Dictionary

shove (ʃʌv)

—vb
1.	to give a thrust or push to (a person or thing)
2.	(tr) to give a violent push to; jostle
3.	(intr) to push one's way roughly
4.	informal (tr) to put (something) somewhere, esp hurriedly or carelessly: shove it in the bin

—n
5.	the act or an instance of shoving

[Old English scūfan; related to Old Norse skūfa to push, Gothic afskiuban to push away, Old High German skioban to shove]

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Word Origin & History

shove

O.E. scufan "push away" (class II strong verb; past tense sceaf, pp. scoven), from P.Gmc. *skeub-, *skub- (cf. O.N. skufa, O.Fris. skuva, Du. schuiven, O.H.G. scioban, Ger. schieben "to push, thrust," Goth. af-skiuban) "to put away," from PIE base *skeubh- "to shove" (cf.

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scuffle, shuffle, shovel; likely cognates outside Gmc. include Lith. skubti "to make haste," skubinti "to hasten"). Replaced by push in all but colloquial and nautical usage. The noun is attested from c.1300. Shove off "leave" (1844) is from boating.

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Slang Dictionary

shove definition

tv.
to pass counterfeit money. (Underworld.) : She got sent up for three years for shoving funny-money.

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American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

shove

see push comes to shove; push (shove) off; ram (shove) down someone's throat; stick (shove) it.

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