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   shove

   /ʃʌv/

   verb

   • 1. push (someone or something) roughly: "they started pushing and shoving people out of the way" Similar pushthrustpropelimpelsendpressdriveplungestickforceshootrambargebumpknockstrikehitjoltbuttprodpokenudgeelbowshoulderbulldozesweepjostlebundlehustlehurryrushmanhandle
   • ▪ make one's way by pushing someone or something: "Woolley shoved past him" Similar push (one's way)force one's waybarge (one's way)elbow (one's way)shoulder one's waymusclebludgeon one's wayplungecrashbulldozesweepbundlehustlehurryrush
   • ▪ put (something) somewhere carelessly or roughly: "she shoved the books into her briefcase"
   • ▪ used to express angry dismissal of something: "I should have told the boss to shove it"

   noun

   • 1. a strong push: "she gave him a hefty shove and he nearly fell"

   Word Origin Old Englishscūfan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schuiven and German schieben, also to shuffle.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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