Thesaurus: shove

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1. v. t. 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.
2. v. t. To push along, aside, or away, in a careless or rude manner; to jostle.
3. v. i. To push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or jostling.
4. v. i. To move off or along by an act pushing, as with an oar a pole used by one in a boat; sometimes with off.
5. n. The act of shoving; a forcible push.
6. p. p. of Shove.
7. n. the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something)
8. v. come into rough contact with while moving
9. v. push roughly
10. v. press or force
11. 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. 2. To push along, aside, or away, in a careless or rude manner; to jostle. And shove away the worthy bidden guest. Milton. He used to shove and elbow his fellow servants. Arbuthnot. 1. To push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or jostling. 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. He grasped the oar,shoved from shore. Garth. The act of shoving; a forcible push. I rested . . . and then gave the boat another shove. Swift. Syn. -- See Thrust. p. p. of Shove. Chaucer.
12. The act of shoving; a forcible push.I rested . . . and then gave the boat another shove. Swift.