nnoun.actthe act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something)Derivationally Related Form:shove
Hypernyms:push pushing
Inherited Hypernyms:shovepushpropulsionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bundlingjostlejostling
Full Hyponyms:bundlingelbowingjostle
vverb.motioncome into rough contact with while movingSynset:jostle
Examples:- The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train
Derivationally Related Form:shovejostlingjostleshover
Hypernyms:force push
Inherited Hypernyms:jostlepushmove
Direct Hyponyms:elbowshoulder in
Full Troponyms:elbowshoulder in
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s
vverb.contactpush roughlyExamples:- the people pushed and shoved to get in line
Derivationally Related Form:shoveshover
Hypernyms:force push
Inherited Hypernyms:shovepushmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s
vverb.motionpress or forceSynset:squeeze stuff thrust
Examples:- Stuff money into an envelope
- She thrust the letter into his hand
Derivationally Related Form:shovethrust
Hypernyms:force push
Inherited Hypernyms:thrustpushmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody PP | Somebody ---s something PP | They --- the books into the box (apply to: shove, stuff, squeeze, thrust)