What does shove mean?
Definitions for shove
ʃʌvshove
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word shove.
Princeton's WordNet
shove(verb)
the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something)
"he gave the door a shove"
jostle, shove(verb)
come into rough contact with while moving
"The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
shove(verb)
push roughly
"the people pushed and shoved to get in line"
thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze(verb)
press or force
"Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
Wiktionary
shove(Noun)
A rough push.
Etymology: scufan, from skeubanan. Cognate with Dutch schuiven, German schieben.
shove(Noun)
An all-in bet.
Etymology: scufan, from skeubanan. Cognate with Dutch schuiven, German schieben.
shove(Verb)
To push, especially roughly or with force
Etymology: scufan, from skeubanan. Cognate with Dutch schuiven, German schieben.
shove(Verb)
To make an all-in bet.
Etymology: scufan, from skeubanan. Cognate with Dutch schuiven, German schieben.
shove(Verb)
To pass (counterfeit money).
Etymology: scufan, from skeubanan. Cognate with Dutch schuiven, German schieben.
Webster Dictionary
Shove(verb)
to drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; to push; especially, to push (a body) so as to make it move along the surface of another body; as, to shove a boat on the water; to shove a table across the floor
Etymology: [OE. shoven, AS. scofian, fr. scfan; akin to OFries. skva, D. schuiven, G. schieben, OHG. scioban, Icel. skfa, skfa, Sw. skuffa, Dan. skuffe, Goth. afskiuban to put away, cast away; cf. Skr. kshubh to become agitated, to quake, Lith. skubrus quick, skubinti to hasten. 160. Cf. Sheaf a bundle of stalks, Scoop, Scuffle.]
Shove(verb)
to push along, aside, or away, in a careless or rude manner; to jostle
Etymology: [OE. shoven, AS. scofian, fr. scfan; akin to OFries. skva, D. schuiven, G. schieben, OHG. scioban, Icel. skfa, skfa, Sw. skuffa, Dan. skuffe, Goth. afskiuban to put away, cast away; cf. Skr. kshubh to become agitated, to quake, Lith. skubrus quick, skubinti to hasten. 160. Cf. Sheaf a bundle of stalks, Scoop, Scuffle.]
Shove(verb)
to push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or jostling
Etymology: [OE. shoven, AS. scofian, fr. scfan; akin to OFries. skva, D. schuiven, G. schieben, OHG. scioban, Icel. skfa, skfa, Sw. skuffa, Dan. skuffe, Goth. afskiuban to put away, cast away; cf. Skr. kshubh to become agitated, to quake, Lith. skubrus quick, skubinti to hasten. 160. Cf. Sheaf a bundle of stalks, Scoop, Scuffle.]
Shove(verb)
to move off or along by an act pushing, as with an oar a pole used by one in a boat; sometimes with off
Etymology: [OE. shoven, AS. scofian, fr. scfan; akin to OFries. skva, D. schuiven, G. schieben, OHG. scioban, Icel. skfa, skfa, Sw. skuffa, Dan. skuffe, Goth. afskiuban to put away, cast away; cf. Skr. kshubh to become agitated, to quake, Lith. skubrus quick, skubinti to hasten. 160. Cf. Sheaf a bundle of stalks, Scoop, Scuffle.]
Shove(noun)
the act of shoving; a forcible push
Etymology: [OE. shoven, AS. scofian, fr. scfan; akin to OFries. skva, D. schuiven, G. schieben, OHG. scioban, Icel. skfa, skfa, Sw. skuffa, Dan. skuffe, Goth. afskiuban to put away, cast away; cf. Skr. kshubh to become agitated, to quake, Lith. skubrus quick, skubinti to hasten. 160. Cf. Sheaf a bundle of stalks, Scoop, Scuffle.]
Shove
p. p. of Shove
Etymology: [OE. shoven, AS. scofian, fr. scfan; akin to OFries. skva, D. schuiven, G. schieben, OHG. scioban, Icel. skfa, skfa, Sw. skuffa, Dan. skuffe, Goth. afskiuban to put away, cast away; cf. Skr. kshubh to become agitated, to quake, Lith. skubrus quick, skubinti to hasten. 160. Cf. Sheaf a bundle of stalks, Scoop, Scuffle.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Shove
shuv, v.t. to drive along by continuous pressure: to push before one.—v.i. to push forward: to push off.—n. act of shoving: a strong push, a forward movement of packed river-ice.—Shove off, to push off a boat with oar or boat-hook. [A.S. scofian; Dut. schuiven, Ger. schieben.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shove in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shove in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of shove in a Sentence
If they want to have their own laws, that's fine. Don't shove them on us down here.
When push comes to shove, people are going to realize Jeb has real solutions, of all the people running, he seems to be the one who can solve the problems. I think he'll be a great president.
When push comes to shove, I'm gon na stand with the Constitution, which is why I actually I'm at peace with it, because that's what I said I'd do in the first place.
Amanda is embarrassed and ashamed this happened and sincerely apologizes to hotel security and the Las Vegas Police Department, amanda is a gentle, respectful person who has never gotten physical with anyone under any circumstance. That evening she had a few drinks at a bachelorette party and when hotel security asked her and Bobby to quiet down, she got a bit rambunctious. Amanda gave Bobby what she thought was a playful shove ; hotel security did their job and reported the incident to the police, who in turn did their job. Despite Bobby explaining this was not an ill-intended shove, the police still had to do their job, which Amanda completely respects and understands.
Fiorina used Sherlock Holmes-like tech marketing research at HP, this ear-to-the-ground excising of consumer talking points helps connect her with voters by feeding them what they want, but her reputation as CEO was a disaster – and this will shove her over the Republican plank.
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- غرزArabic
- empentar, espitjar, empènyer, empentejar, empentaCatalan, Valencian
- rýpnutíCzech
- puffeDanish
- schieben, Schubs, schubsen, drängenGerman
- σπρώχνωGreek
- ŝoviEsperanto
- empujón, empujarSpanish
- tönäistä, tönäisy, tuupata, töniä, tuuppaus, tyFinnish
- fourrer, pousserFrench
- फेंकनाHindi
- lHungarian
- mendorongIndonesian
- pussarInterlingue
- spintonare, spintoneItalian
- דְחִיפָהHebrew
- 押し込む, 押す, 押し込みますJapanese
- 지지Korean
- ShoveLatin
- ue, tuteMāori
- duwDutch
- skubbeNorwegian
- pchnięciePolish
- empurrar, empurrãoPortuguese
- îmbrânciRomanian
- пихнуть, толкать, совать, толчок, пихать, толкнуть, засовывать, засунутьRussian
- knuffSwedish
- ซุกThai
- kıpırdamakTurkish
- xôVietnamese
- 推Chinese
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