Shove

v. t.	1.	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. [imp. & p. p. Shoved (shŭvd); p. pr. & vb. n. Shoving.]
	2.	To push along, aside, or away, in a careless or rude manner; to jostle. And shove away the worthy bidden guest. - Milton. He used to shove and elbow his fellow servants. - Arbuthnot.
v. i.	1.	To push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or jostling.
	2.	To move off or along by an act pushing, as with an oar a pole used by one in a boat; sometimes with off. He grasped the oar, eceived his guests on board, and shoved from shore. - Garth.
n.	1.	The act of shoving; a forcible push. I rested . . . and then gave the boat another shove. - Swift.
p. p.	1.	p. p. of Shove.

Noun	1.	shove - the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove"
Verb	1.	shove - come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train" Synonyms: jostle
	2.	shove - push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"
	3.	shove - press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" Synonyms: stuff, thrust, squeeze

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