verb, shoved, shov⋅ing, noun | 1. | to move along by force from behind; push. |
| 2. | to push roughly or rudely; jostle. |
| 3. | Slang: Often Vulgar. to go to hell with: Voters are telling Congress to shove its new tax plan. |
| 4. | to push. |
| 5. | an act or instance of shoving. |
| 6. | shove off,
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| 7. | shove or stick it, Slang (often vulgar). (used to express contempt or belligerence): I told them to take the job and shove it. |
| 8. | shove or stick it up your or one's ass, Slang (vulgar). go to hell: a term of contempt, abuse, disagreement, or the like. |
| 9. | when or if push comes to shove. push (def. 35). |

shove (shŭv) v. shoved, shov·ing, shoves v. tr.
To push someone or something with force. n. The act of shoving; a push. Phrasal Verb(s): shove off
[Middle English shoven, from Old English scūfan.] shov'er n. |