Shove /(shŭv)/

Shove

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Shoved; p. pr. & vb. n. Shoving

  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.
  2. To push along, aside, or away, in a careless or rude manner; to jostle.
    And shove away the worthy bidden guest.
    He used to shove and elbow his fellow servants.

Shove

v. i.
  1. To push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or jostling.
  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.
    He grasped the oar, eceived his guests on board, and shoved from shore.
    — Garth.

Shove

n.
  1. The act of shoving; a forcible push.
    I rested . . . and then gave the boat another shove.

Shove

p. p.
  1. p. p. of Shove. obs.