shove

/ʃʌv/ v [I/T]

Definition

› to push someone or something forcefully and with a lot of energy: [T] The opposing player said something, and Chris went over and shoved him. › To shove is also to slide something along a surface by moving or pushing it: [T] She got into her coat and shoved her hands deep into her pockets. [M] Jim shoved open the door (= pushed the door to open it), and invited his visitor in. › A shoving match is an angry disagreement in which two people push each other in the chest: The discussion in the jury room got so heated that at one point two jurors got into a shoving match. shove

/ʃʌv/ n [C] › Someone in the crowd gave me a shove in the back, and I almost went sprawling.

(Definition of shove v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)