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shoveverb

uk ​ /ʃʌv/ us ​ /ʃʌv/

shove verb (PUSH)

› [ I or T ] to push someone or something forcefully:

She was jostled and shoved by an angry crowd as she left the court.
Just wait your turn - there's no need to shove.
Reporters pushed and shoved as they tried to get close to the princess.

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shove verb (PUT)

› [ T + adv/prep ] informal to put something somewhere in a hurried or careless way:

I'll just shove this laundry in the washer before we go out.
"Where should I put this suitcase?" "Shove it down there for the moment."
They can't just shove motorways anywhere they like, you know.

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shove verb (MOVE BODY)

› [ I + adv/prep ] UK informal to move your body to make space for someone else:

Shove over/along, Lena, and make some room for me.
Why don't you shove up so that Fatima can sit next to you?

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Idiom(s)

shove it

Phrasal verb(s)

shove sb around
shove off!
shove off

shovenoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ʃʌv/ us ​ /ʃʌv/

(Definition of “shove” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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shoveverb [ I/T ]

us ​ /ʃʌv/

› 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
noun [ C ] us ​ /ʃʌv/

›

Someone in the crowd gave me a shove in the back, and I almost went sprawling.

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

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