shove

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shove[1,verb] shove[2,noun] push[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹shove
Pronunciation: 'sh&v
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): shoved; shov·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scufan to thrust away; akin to Old High German scioban to push and probably to Lithuanian skubti to hurry
transitive verb
1 : to push along
2 : to push or put in a rough, careless, or hasty manner : THRUST
3 : to force by other than physical means : COMPEL <shove a bill through the legislature>
intransitive verb
1 : to move by forcing a way <bargain hunters shoving up to the counter>
2 a : to move something by exerting force b : LEAVE -- usually used with off <shoved off for home>
- shov·er noun