shove

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. Source: opted

2. v. t. To push along, aside, or away, in a careless or rude manner; to jostle. Source: opted

3. v. i. To push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or jostling. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

5. n. The act of shoving; a forcible push. Source: opted

6. p. p. of Shove. Source: opted

7. n. the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something) Source: wordnet

8. v. come into rough contact with while moving Source: wordnet

9. v. push roughly Source: wordnet

10. v. press or force Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

12. The act of shoving; a forcible push.I rested . . . and then gave the boat another shove. Swift. Source: adambom

Thesaurus links

From the definitions

Explore more