shove in English dictionary

  • shove

    Meanings and definitions of "shove"

    • To push, especially roughly or with force
    • (poker, by ellipsis) To make an all-in bet.
    • (slang) To pass (counterfeit money).
    • A rough push.
    • noun
      A rough push.
    • noun
      (poker slang)
      An all-in bet.
    • verb
      To push, especially roughly or with force.
    • verb
      To move off or along by an act of pushing, as with an oar or pole used in a boat; sometimes with off.
    • verb
      (poker, by ellipsis)
      To make an all-in bet.
    • verb
      (slang)
      To pass (counterfeit money).
    • push roughly
    • rough push
    • To press or force.
    • noun
      the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove"
    • verb
      come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
    • verb
      press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
    • verb
      push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"

    Synonyms of "shove" in English dictionary

    pushing, squeeze, force are the top synonyms of "shove" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of shove

    • shove ( plural  shoves)
    • shove ( third-person singular simple present shoves, present participle shoving, simple past and past participle shoved)
    • shove (plural shoves)
    • shove (third-person singular simple present shoves, present participle shoving, simple past shoved or (obsolete) shave, past participle shoved or (obsolete) shoven)
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