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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something);
- Example: "he gave the door a shove"


VERB (3)

1. come into rough contact with while moving;
- Example: "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
[syn: jostle, shove]

2. push roughly;
- Example: "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"

3. press or force;
- Example: "Stuff money into an envelope"
- Example: "She thrust the letter into his hand"
[syn: thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Shove \Shove\, obs. p. p. of Shove. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Shoveboard
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

shove n 1: the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove" v 1: come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train" [syn: jostle, shove] 2: push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line" 3: press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" [syn: thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze]