shove
verb /ʃʌv/
/ʃʌv/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they shove | /ʃʌv/ /ʃʌv/ |
| he / she / it shoves | /ʃʌvz/ /ʃʌvz/ |
| past simple shoved | /ʃʌvd/ /ʃʌvd/ |
| past participle shoved | /ʃʌvd/ /ʃʌvd/ |
| -ing form shoving | /ˈʃʌvɪŋ/ /ˈʃʌvɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to push somebody/something in a rough way
- The crowd was pushing and shoving to get a better view.
- + adv./prep. The door wouldn't open no matter how hard she shoved.
- shove somebody/something (+ adv./prep.) He shoved her down the stairs.
Extra Examples- He shoved me roughly aside.
- He was shoved to the ground.
- He shoved the girl out of his way.
- We shoved our way through the crowd.
- Harry was shoving his way to the front of the hall.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- forcefully
- hard
- roughly
- …
- down
- in
- into
- …
- push and shove
- shove your hands in your pockets
- shove your hands into your pockets
- …
- [transitive] shove something + adv./prep. (informal) to put something somewhere roughly or carelessly
- She shoved the book into her bag and hurried off.
- He came over and shoved a piece of paper into my hand.
- Shove your suitcase under the bed.
- (figurative) Could he be lying? She shoved the thought to the back of her mind.
Extra Examples- A leaflet was shoved through my letter box.
- She shoved the letter in a drawer.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- forcefully
- hard
- roughly
- …
- down
- in
- into
- …
- push and shove
- shove your hands in your pockets
- shove your hands into your pockets
- …
Word OriginOld English scūfan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schuiven and German schieben, also to shuffle.
Idioms
shove it
- (especially North American English, informal) used to say rudely that you will not accept or do something
- ‘The boss wants that report now.’ ‘Yeah? Tell him he can shove it.’