shove off

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.

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[Middle English shoven, from Old English scfan.]

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shover n.

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shove off

vb (intr, adverb; often imperative)

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to move from the shore in a boat

2. Informal to go away; depart

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

shove off - leave; informal or rude; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!" shove along, blow depart, go away, go - move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"

Translations

? shove off

vt sep (Naut) → vom Ufer abstoßen

vi

(in boat) → ablegen

(inf: = leave) → abschieben (inf)