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shove

(shŭv)

v. shoved, shov·ing, shoves

v.tr.

1. To push quickly, forcefully, or roughly: shoved the chair against the wall. See Synonyms at push.

2. To put (something) roughly in a place: shoved the keys into his pocket.

v.intr.

1. To push someone or something with force.

2. To move forward roughly, often by shoving someone: shoved past the security guard into his seat.

The act of shoving; a push.

Phrasal Verb:

shove off

1. To push (a boat) away from shore in leaving.

2. Informal To leave.

[Middle English shoven, from Old English scūfan.]

shov′er n.

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shove

(ʃʌv)

1. to give a thrust or push to (a person or thing)

2. (tr) to give a violent push to; jostle

3. (intr) to push one's way roughly

4. (tr) informal to put (something) somewhere, esp hurriedly or carelessly: shove it in the bin.

the act or an instance of shoving

[Old English scūfan; related to Old Norse skūfa to push, Gothic afskiuban to push away, Old High German skioban to shove]

ˈshover n

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shove

(ʃʌv)

v. shoved, shov•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to propel along.

2. to push roughly or rudely; jostle.

v.i.

3. to push.

4. shove off,

a. to push a boat from the shore.

b. to go away; depart.

5. an act or instance of shoving.

[before 900; (v.) Middle English schouven, Old English scūfan, c. Old Frisian skūva, Old Norse skūfa]

shov′er, n.

Shive, Shove

fragments or splinters, collectively; a cluster of splinters of raw fibres in papermaking, 1483.

shove

Past participle: shoved
Gerund: shoving

Imperative
shove
shove

Present
I shove
you shove
he/she/it shoves
we shove
you shove
they shove

Preterite
I shoved
you shoved
he/she/it shoved
we shoved
you shoved
they shoved

Present Continuous
I am shoving
you are shoving
he/she/it is shoving
we are shoving
you are shoving
they are shoving

Present Perfect
I have shoved
you have shoved
he/she/it has shoved
we have shoved
you have shoved
they have shoved

Past Continuous
I was shoving
you were shoving
he/she/it was shoving
we were shoving
you were shoving
they were shoving

Past Perfect
I had shoved
you had shoved
he/she/it had shoved
we had shoved
you had shoved
they had shoved

Future
I will shove
you will shove
he/she/it will shove
we will shove
you will shove
they will shove

Future Perfect
I will have shoved
you will have shoved
he/she/it will have shoved
we will have shoved
you will have shoved
they will have shoved

Future Continuous
I will be shoving
you will be shoving
he/she/it will be shoving
we will be shoving
you will be shoving
they will be shoving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been shoving
you have been shoving
he/she/it has been shoving
we have been shoving
you have been shoving
they have been shoving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been shoving
you will have been shoving
he/she/it will have been shoving
we will have been shoving
you will have been shoving
they will have been shoving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been shoving
you had been shoving
he/she/it had been shoving
we had been shoving
you had been shoving
they had been shoving

Conditional
I would shove
you would shove
he/she/it would shove
we would shove
you would shove
they would shove

Past Conditional
I would have shoved
you would have shoved
he/she/it would have shoved
we would have shoved
you would have shoved
they would have shoved

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Noun	1.	shove - the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove" push, pushing - the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise" bundling - the act of shoving hastily; "she complained about bundling the children off to school" jostle, jostling - the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
Verb	1.	shove - come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train" jostle push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" elbow - push one's way with the elbows shoulder in - push one's way in with one's shoulders
	2.	shove - push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line" push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
	3.	shove - press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" stuff, thrust, squeeze push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

shove

verb

1. push, shoulder, thrust, elbow, drive, press, crowd, propel, jostle, impel He shoved her out of the way.

2. stick, push, thrust, ram, plonk, park He shoved a cloth into my hand.

noun

1. push, knock, thrust, elbow, bump, nudge, jostle She gave Gracie a shove in the back.

shove off (Informal) go away, leave, clear off (informal), depart, go to hell (informal), push off (informal), fuck off (offensive taboo slang), bugger off (taboo slang), slope off, pack your bags (informal), scram (informal), get on your bike (Brit. slang), bog off (Brit. slang), take yourself off, vamoose (slang, chiefly U.S.), sling your hook (Brit. slang) Why don't you just shove off and leave me alone?

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shove

verb

1. To force to move or advance with or as if with blows or pressure:

drive, propel, push, ram, thrust.

2. To cause to stick out:

poke, push, thrust.

3. To do or achieve by forcing obstacles out of one's way:

press, push, ram.

4. To force one's way into a place or situation:

push.

Informal: muscle.

phrasal verb
shove off

Informal. To move or proceed away from a place:

depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw.

Informal: cut out, push off.

Slang: blow, split, take off.

Idioms: hit the road, take leave.

noun

An act or instance of using force so as to propel ahead:

butt, push, thrust.

Translations

دَفْعَه عَنيفَهيَدْفَع، يَشُق طَريقَه

nárazprotlačitstrčit

skubskubbe

schieben schubsen Stoß stoßen Schubs

empujar empujón

enfoncer fourrer poussée

hrindingÿta

spingere spinta

grūdiensgrūstgrūstītiesstumt

stappe inn i

poriniti

iteklemeiteklemekitmeitmek

挤推撞

shove

[ʃʌv]

A. N → empujón m
to give sth/sb a shove → dar un empujón a algo/algn
give it a good shove → dale un buen empujón

B. VT

1. (= push) → empujar
he shoved everyone aside → apartó a un lado a todo el mundo a empujones
she shoved her plate away → apartó su plato de un empujón
shove the table back against the wall → empuja la mesa contra la pared
his friends shoved him forward → sus amigos le empujaron hacia adelante
to shove sth/sb in → meter a algo/algn a empujones
they shoved the car over the cliff → fueron empujando el coche hasta que cayó por el acantilado

2. (= put) → poner, meter
shove it here → ponlo aquí
shove another record on → pon otro disco
shove it over to me → trae pa'acá

C. VI → empujar, dar empujones
stop shoving! → ¡deja de empujar!

shove about shove around VT + ADV

1. (lit) [+ object, person] → empujar de un lado a otro

2. (= bully) → tiranizar

shove off

A. VI + ADV

1. (Naut) → alejarse del muelle

2. (= leave) → largarse, marcharse
shove off! → ¡lárgate!

B. VT + ADV to shove a boat off → echar afuera un bote

shove out VT + ADV to shove a boat out → echar afuera un bote

shove over shove up VI + ADV → correrse
shove over! → ¡córrete!

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shove

[ˈʃʌv]

(= push) → pousser
to shove sb out of the way → écarter qn en le poussant
He shoved me out of the way → Il m'a écarté en me poussant.

(= put) → fourrer
He shoved a cloth in my hand → Il m'a fourré un torchon dans la main.

vi → pousser
Everyone was pushing and shoving
BUT Tout le monde se bousculait.

n → poussée f
to give sb/sth a shove → pousser qn/qch
if push comes to shove → au pire

shove off

(NAUTICAL, NAVAL) → pousser au large

(= go away) → ficher le camp

shove

n → Schubs(er) m (inf), → Stoß m; to give somebody a shove → jdn schubsen (inf) → or stoßen; to give something a shove → etw rücken; door → gegen etw stoßen; ball → etw anstoßen; car → etw anschieben; one more shove → noch einmal schieben, noch einen Ruck

(= push) → schieben; (with one short push) → stoßen, schubsen (inf); (= jostle) → drängen; stop shoving me → hör auf zu drängeln or mich zu schubsen (inf); to shove somebody against a wall → jdn gegen die Wand drücken; to shove somebody off the pavement → jdn vom Bürgersteig herunterschubsen (inf), → jdn vom Bürgersteig herunterdrängen; to shove one’s way forward → sich nach vorn durchdrängen; to shove a door open → eine Tür aufstoßen

(inf: = put) to shove something on(to) something → etw auf etw (acc) → werfen (inf); to shove something in(to)/between something → etw in etw (acc) → /zwischen etw (acc) → stecken; he shoved his head out of the window → er steckte seinen Kopf aus dem Fenster; he shoved a book into my hand → er drückte mir ein Buch in die Hand

shove it! (sl) → leck mich! (inf), → fick dich! (vulg)

vi → stoßen; (to move sth) → schieben; (= jostle) → drängeln

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shove

[ʃʌv]

1. n → spintone m
to give sb/sth a shove → dare uno spintone a qn/qc

2. vt (gen) → spingere; (thrust) → cacciare, ficcare
he shoved me out of the way → mi ha spinto da parte in malo modo
to shove in/out → spingere dentro/fuori
he shoved his fist/stick into my face → mi ha minacciato con il pugno/bastone

3. vi → spingere
he shoved (his way) through the crowd → si è fatto largo tra la folla a spintoni
to shove past sb → passare davanti a qn con uno spintone

shove off vi + adv

a. (fam) → sloggiare, smammare

b. (Naut) → prendere il largo

shove over shove up vi + adv (fam) → farsi più in là

shove

(ʃav) verb

to thrust; to push. I shoved the papers into a drawer; I'm sorry I bumped into you – somebody shoved me; Stop shoving!; He shoved (his way) through the crowd.

noun

a push. He gave the table a shove.

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Tim Keenan gave a final shove forward and stepped back again.

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Tom, with the butt of his rifle, gave it a gentle shove, whereupon the creature scurried off through the brush as though glad to make its escape unscathed.

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"Fetch it, fetch it!" shouted Levin, giving Laska a shove from behind.

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Nine logs was enough for one time; he must shove right over to town and sell.

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I rested two or three minutes, and then gave the boat another shove, and so on, till the sea was no higher than my arm-pits; and now, the most laborious part being over, I took out my other cables, which were stowed in one of the ships, and fastened them first to the boat, and then to nine of the vessels which attended me; the wind being favourable, the seamen towed, and I shoved, until we arrived within forty yards of the shore; and, waiting till the tide was out, I got dry to the boat, and by the assistance of two thousand men, with ropes and engines, I made a shift to turn it on its bottom, and found it was but little damaged.

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Hardly had I completed these arrangements when my name was sung out by a dozen voices, and I sprung upon the deck, where I found all the party in the boat, and impatient to shove off.

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Unfastening the rope that had moored it to the tree, Jane pushed frantically upon the bow of the heavy canoe, but for all the results that were apparent she might as well have been attempting to shove the earth out of its orbit.