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shove

shove [ shuv ]


transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle shoved, present participle shov·ing, 3rd person present singular shoves)
Definition:
 
1. move something with force: to push somebody or something along or forward with force

2. push somebody or something roughly: to push somebody or something in a rude or careless way



noun  (plural shoves)
Definition:
 
push: a strong push

[ Old English scufan "push away" < Germanic]

shov·er noun
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