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shove
verb
-
shove
,
shoving
,
shoves
,
shoved
to
push
someone
or
something
roughly
,
using
your
hands
or
body
•
The
impatient
crowd
shoved
forward
when
the
gates
opened
.
The
impatient
crowd
shoved
forward
when
the
gates
opened
.
•
“
Stop
shoving
me
;
there's
plenty
of
space
in
the
line
,”
Maria
protested
.
“
Stop
shoving
me
;
there's
plenty
of
space
in
the
line
,”
Maria
protested
.
From
Middle
English
shoven
,
from
Old
English
scūfan
“
to
push
,
thrust
.”
Cognate
with
German
schieben
.
verb
-
shove
,
shoving
,
shoves
,
shoved
to
put
something
somewhere
quickly
and
without
much
care
•
Lisa
quickly
shoved
the
letter
into
her
pocket
when
she
heard
footsteps
.
Lisa
quickly
shoved
the
letter
into
her
pocket
when
she
heard
footsteps
.
•
He
shoved
his
keys
on
the
shelf
and
rushed
to
answer
the
phone
.
He
shoved
his
keys
on
the
shelf
and
rushed
to
answer
the
phone
.
Same
origin
as
primary
sense
:
from
Old
English
scūfan
“
to
push
,”
later
extended
to
pushing
objects
somewhere
quickly
.
noun
a
strong
,
rough
push
•
With
a
single
shove
,
the
sailor
pushed
the
boat
away
from
the
dock
.
With
a
single
shove
,
the
sailor
pushed
the
boat
away
from
the
dock
.
•
“
Give
it
a
good
shove
and
the
drawer
will
close
,”
Mom
advised
.
“
Give
it
a
good
shove
and
the
drawer
will
close
,”
Mom
advised
.
Noun
use
from
the
verb
,
recorded
since
the
16th
century
.
