Definitions for shove
ʃʌvshove

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. shove(verb)

   the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something)

   "he gave the door a shove"

2. jostle, shove(verb)

   come into rough contact with while moving

   "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"

3. shove(verb)

   push roughly

   "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"

4. thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze(verb)

   press or force

   "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. shove(Noun)

   A rough push.

2. shove(Noun)

   An all-in bet.

3. shove(Verb)

   To push, especially roughly or with force

4. shove(Verb)

   To make an all-in bet.

5. shove(Verb)

   To pass (counterfeit money).

Origin: scufan, from skeubanan. Cognate with Dutch schuiven, German schieben.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

2. Shove(verb)

   to push along, aside, or away, in a careless or rude manner; to jostle

3. Shove(verb)

   to push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or jostling

4. 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

5. Shove(noun)

   the act of shoving; a forcible push

6. Shove

   p. p. of Shove

Origin: [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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shove in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shove in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of shove in a Sentence

1. Dave Campbell:

   If they want to have their own laws, that's fine. Don't shove them on us down here.

2. Alfredo Granado:

   We don't want to shove it down their throats, airbus said whatever employees want to do, it's their choice.

3. Matthew Eledge:

   I had a lot of people in college say they would( carry and deliver a child), but when push comes to shove, that's a huge commitment.

4. Kevin Appleby:

   When push comes to shove, the federal government has both the plenary power and the power of the 1980 Refugee Act to place refugees anywhere in the country.

5. Donald Trump:

   If push comes to shove, 25 % on a $ 1,000 phone is not a joking matter, regardless if Apple absorbs some of that or if it's largely passed onto the consumer.

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