'Shove' definitions:
Definition of 'shove'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove"
verb
Come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train" [syn: jostle, shove]
verb
Push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"
verb
Definition of 'Shove'
From: GCIDE
- Shove \Shove\, n. The act of shoving; a forcible push. [1913 Webster]
- I rested . . . and then gave the boat another shove. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: See Thrust. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Shove'
From: GCIDE
- Shove \Shove\ (sh[u^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shoved (sh[u^]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. Shoving.] [OE. shoven, AS. scofian, fr. sc[=u]fan; akin to OFries. sk[=u]va, D. schuiven, G. schieben, OHG. scioban, Icel. sk[=u]fa, sk[=y]fa, Sw. skuffa, Dan. skuffe, Goth. afskiuban to put away, cast away; cf. Skr. kshubh to become agitated, to quake, Lith. skubrus quick, skubinti to hasten. [root]160. Cf. Sheaf a bundle of stalks, Scoop, Scuffle.]
- 1. To drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; to push; especially, to push (a body) so as to make it move along the surface of another body; as, to shove a boat on the water; to shove a table across the floor. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To push along, aside, or away, in a careless or rude manner; to jostle. [1913 Webster]
- And shove away the worthy bidden guest. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- He used to shove and elbow his fellow servants. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Shove'
From: GCIDE
- Shove \Shove\, obs. p. p. of Shove. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Shoveboard
Definition of 'Shove'
From: GCIDE
- Shove \Shove\, v. i.
- 1. To push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or jostling. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To move off or along by an act pushing, as with an oar a pole used by one in a boat; sometimes with off. [1913 Webster]
- He grasped the oar, eceived his guests on board, and shoved from shore. --Garth. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'shove'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- actuate,
- advance,
- assault,
- bear,
- bear upon,
- bearing,
- black-market,
- black-marketeer,
- boost,
- bootleg,
- bowl,
- buck,
- bull,
- bulldoze,
- bump,
- bump against,
- bunt,
- butt,
- butt against,
- cram,
- crowd,
- dig,
- drive,
- driving force,
- elbow,
- fence,
- force,
- forward,
- goad,
- head,
- hurtle,
- hustle,
- impel,
- impulsion,
- jab,
- jam,
- jog,
- joggle,
- jolt,
- jostle,
- mobilize,
- moonshine,
- motivate,
- motive power,
- move,
- nudge,
- pedal,
- peddle,
- pile drive,
- poke,
- pole,
- press,
- pressure,
- prod,
- propel,
- propelling,
- propelment,
- propulsion,
- pulsion,
- punch,
- push,
- pushing,
- ram,
- ram down,
- rattle,
- roll,
- row,
- run,
- run against,
- set in motion,
- shake,
- shoulder,
- shoving,
- shunt,
- stress,
- sweep,
- sweep along,
- tamp,
- thrust,
- treadle,
- troll,
- trundle