shove about
shove about · shoves about · shoved about · shoving about
To bully somebody; to be bossy towards somebodyTo bully somebody; to be bossy towards somebody.
Meaning
1 sensesTo bully somebody; to be bossy towards somebody.
Forms
shoves about, shoving about, shoved about, shoved about| Base form | shove about · to shove about |
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| 3rd person singular | shoves about |
| Present participle | shoving about |
| Past simple | shoved about |
| Past participle | shoved about |
irregular
Phrasal 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.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb