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shove

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shove  (shv)
v. shoved, shov·ing, shoves
v.tr.
1. To push forward or along.
2. To push rudely or roughly. See Synonyms at push.
v.intr.
To push someone or something with force.
n.
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 scfan.]

shover n.

shove [ʃʌv]
vb
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
n
the act or an instance of shoving See also shove off
[Old English scūfan; related to Old Norse skūfa to push, Gothic afskiuban to push away, Old High German skioban to shove]
shover  n

Shive, Shove fragments or splinters, collectively; a cluster of splinters of raw fibres in papermaking, 1483.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shove - the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something)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)
Verb1.shove - come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
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"
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
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?
Translations
shove [ʃʌv]
A. Nempujón m
to give sth/sb a shovedar un empujón a algo/algn
give it a good shovedale un buen empujón
B. VT
1. (= push) → empujar
he shoved everyone asideapartó a un lado a todo el mundo a empujones
she shoved her plate awayapartó su plato de un empujón
shove the table back against the wallempuja la mesa contra la pared
his friends shoved him forwardsus amigos le empujaron hacia adelante
to shove sth/sb inmeter a algo/algn a empujones
they shoved the car over the clifffueron empujando el coche hasta que cayó por el acantilado
2. (= put) → poner, meter
shove it hereponlo aquí
shove another record onpon otro disco
shove it over to metrae pa'acá
C. VIempujar, 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 offechar afuera un bote
shove out VT + ADV to shove a boat outechar afuera un bote
shove over shove up VI + ADVcorrerse
shove over!¡córrete!

shove [ˈʃʌv]
vt
(= 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.
vipousser
Everyone was pushing and shoving
BUT Tout le monde se bousculait.
npoussée f
to give sb/sth a shove → pousser qn/qch
if push comes to shove → au pire
shove off
vi
(NAUTICAL, NAVAL)pousser au large
(= go away) → ficher le camp >

shove
nSchubs(er) m (inf), → Stoß m; to give somebody a shovejdn schubsen (inf)or stoßen; to give something a shoveetw rücken; doorgegen etw stoßen; balletw anstoßen; caretw anschieben; one more shovenoch einmal schieben, noch einen Ruck
vt
(= push)schieben; (with one short push) → stoßen, schubsen (inf); (= jostle)drängen; stop shoving mehör auf zu drängeln or mich zu schubsen (inf); to shove somebody against a walljdn gegen die Wand drücken; to shove somebody off the pavementjdn vom Bürgersteig herunterschubsen (inf), → jdn vom Bürgersteig herunterdrängen; to shove one’s way forwardsich nach vorn durchdrängen; to shove a door openeine Tür aufstoßen
(inf: = put) to shove something on(to) somethingetw auf etw (acc)werfen (inf); to shove something in(to)/between somethingetw in etw (acc)/zwischen etw (acc)stecken; he shoved his head out of the windower steckte seinen Kopf aus dem Fenster; he shoved a book into my hander drückte mir ein Buch in die Hand
shove it! (sl)leck mich! (inf), → fick dich! (vulg)
vistoßen; (to move sth) → schieben; (= jostle)drängeln

shove [ʃʌv]
1. nspintone 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. vispingere
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
v shove [ʃav]
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. stamp, stoot يَدْفَع، يَشُق طَريقَه бутам (се) (v)strčit, protlačit (se) skubbe schieben,stoßen σπρώχνω, χώνω empujar tõukama, lükkama هل دادن lykätä, töniä enfoncer, pousser לִדחוֹף ढकेलना ritnuti, gurati se lök menyorongkan, mendorongkan ÿta spingere 押す 던져 넣다, 밀어젖히다 stumti(s) grūst; stumt; grūstīties menolak duwen stappe inn i, dytte pchać (się) empurrar a forţa, a împinge совать; толкать; проталкиваться vraziť, strčiť, pretlačiť (sa) poriniti progurati knuffa[], skuffa[] ดัน itmek, iteklemek 推,擠,撞 штовхати ٹھوسنا، دھکیلنا xô đẩy ,撞
n
a push He gave the table a shove. stamp دَفْعَه عَنيفَه бутане náraz skub der Stoß σπρωξιά empujón tõuge هل työntö poussée דְחִיפָה धक्का guranje, potiskivanje lökés sorongan, dorongan hrinding spinta ひと押し 밀기 stumtelėjimas grūdiens tolakan duw dytt, skubb pchnięcie empurrão împingere толчок postrčenie sunek guranje knuff การผลัก itme, itekleme поштовх دھکا xô đẩy


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One shove more, one last heroic effort, and it would tremble across the scales to victory.
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.
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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