shove

/ʃʌv/ verb [I, T]

Definition

› to push someone or something in a rough way: He wouldn't move, so I shoved him out of the way.

shove sth into/in/under, etc › to put something somewhere in a quick, careless way: She shoved the suitcase under the bed.

shove noun [C] › to give someone a shove → See also if/when push comes to shove

(Definition of shove verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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