Meaning & Definition of Shove in English
English⟶
Shove
/ʃəv/
noun
1. The act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something)
- "He gave the door a shove"
synonym:
- shove
verb
1. Come into rough contact with while moving
- "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
synonym:
- jostle,
- shove
2. Push roughly
- "The people pushed and shoved to get in line"
synonym:
- shove
3. Press or force
- "Stuff money into an envelope"
- "She thrust the letter into his hand"
synonym:
- thrust,
- stuff,
- shove,
- squeeze
Examples of using
Tom gave Mary a shove.
The granny gave me a shove and dashed to the door.
She laughed and gave me a playful shove.