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单词 shove
释义 shove
I. \ˈshəv\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English shuven, shouven, shoven, from Old English scūfan; akin to Old High German scioban to push, shove, Old Norse skūfa, skȳfa to push, shove, Gothic afskiuban to reject, cast off, Lithuanian skùbti to hurry, Old Slavic skubati to pluck, tear
transitive verb
1. archaic : to thrust or cast violently away
2. : to cause to go by the application of force: as
 a. : to move forcibly by the direct and continuous application of strength : drive
  < more than forty steamboats …, piece by piece, had been shoved and pulled from the lower river on makeshift rollers — Tom Marvel >
 b. : to push or put in a rough, careless, or hasty manner : thrust
  < shove the smaller children out of the way and take over the swings >
  < shoved the papers into his bag and ran for the bus >
 c. : to force by other than physical means : compel
  < the vigilance committee … may shove aside police and courts — B.N.Cardozo >
  < shove the bill through the legislature >
  < a surplus that will shove the price down from a dollar to 60 cents >
  < felt he was being shoved around by his boss and should show his independence >
3.
 a. : to dispose of to advantage by passing
  < shoving the boring jobs off onto other people — Ann Bridge >
  < shove counterfeit money >
 b. : engage in the sale of (narcotics) : peddle
  < shove dope >
intransitive verb
1. : to move by forcing a way
 < glaciers that shove seaward >
 < bargain hunters shove up to the counter >
2.
 a. : to move something by exerting force
  < boarded the boat and shoved off from the dock >
 b. : to go away from a place : leave
  < put on his hat and shoved off for home >
  < let's have one for the road and shove out of this rathole — Maritta Wolff >
  < saw the cops coming and said it was time to shove >
3. of bituminous paving : to form surface waves under traffic when softened by heat
Synonyms: see push
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English shov, from shuven, shouven, shoven, v.
1. : an act or instance of shoving : a forcible push
 < gave him a shove that sent him reeling >
 < gave the project the shove it needed to succeed >
2. : strike slip
III. \ˈshōv\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: by alteration
: shive a,b
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