shove
To push, especially roughly or with forceTo push, especially roughly or with force.
» Tom shoved Mary into the pool.
Том столкнул Мэри в бассейн.
Том штовхнув Мері до басейну.
Том зіштовхнув Мері до басейну.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To push, especially roughly or with force.
schubsen, schieben, drängen
пиха́тьpixátʹ, пихну́тьpixnútʹ, толка́тьtolkátʹ
push roughly
(intransitive)To move off or along by an act of pushing, as with an oar or pole used in a boat; sometimes with off.
To make an all-in bet.
(slang)To pass (counterfeit money).
To put hurriedly
Examples
124 sentencesTom shoved Mary into the pool.
Том штовхнув Мері до басейну.
ruТом столкнул Мэри в бассейн.
Tom gave Mary a shove.
Том штовхнув Мері.
ruТом толкнул Мэри.
I shoved Tom.
Я відштовхнув Тома.
Tom shoved Mary against the wall.
Tom shoved Mary out the door.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English schouven, from Old English sċūfan, from Proto-West Germanic *skeuban,From Middle English schouven, from Old English sċūfan, from Proto-West Germanic *skeuban, from Proto-Germanic *skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skewbʰ-.
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Forms
shoves, shoving, shoved, shovedPhrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- shove upTo move over so as to make room for another.
- shove offTo set a boat in motion by pushing with an oar or boathook.
- shove onTo force or pressure (someone) into accepting something.
- shove downSynonym of shove over.
- shove overTo push over; to push so that it topples.
- shove aroundSynonym of shove about.
- shove aboutTo bully somebody; to be bossy towards somebody.
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle