Category:Shove

Shove, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shoved; p. pr. & vb. n. Shoving.] Etym: [oe. shoven, as. scofian, fr. sc; akin to ofries. sk, d. schuiven, g. Schieben, ohg. scioban, icel. sk, sk, sw. skuffa, dan. skuffe, goth. Afskiuban to put away, cast away; cf. Skr. kshubh to become agitated, To quake, lith. skubrus quick, skubinti to hasten. sq. root160. Cf. Sheaf a bundle of stalks, scoop, scuffle.]

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. Milton. He used to shove and elbow his fellow servants. Arbuthnot.

Shove 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,shoved from shore. Garth.

Shove Shove, n.

Defn: the act of shoving; a forcible push. I rested. . . and then gave the boat another shove. Swift.

Syn. -- see thrust.

Shove Shove, obs.

Defn: p. p. of shove. Chaucer.