english
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verb ADV. hard, roughly I shoved hard until the door opened. | aside, away, back He shoved me roughly aside. PREP. down, in She shoved the letter in a drawer. | into, out of, through A leaflet was shoved through my letter box. PHRASES push and shove The crowd was pushing and shoving to get a better view. | shove your way We shoved our way to the bar., noun ADJ. little | good, hefty, violent VERB + SHOVE give sb/sth Harry gave him a hefty shove and he fell over. PREP. with a ~ She sent him off with a little shove.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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shove off
to leave land in a boat, usually by pushing against the land with your foot or an oar
• She jumped into the dinghy and shoved off., shove sb around/about
2. informal to tell someone what to do, in a rude or threatening way
• Don't let them shove you around. You've got to stand up for your rights., shove sb around/about
1. to push someone forcefully, in an unpleasant and threatening way
• The older boys at school are always shoving him around., Shove off!
informal
used to tell someone angrily to go away
• Just shove off, will you?
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb
thrust:
She shoved her way to the counter.
Simple Definitions
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see PUSH COMES TO SHOVE; PUSH (SHOVE) OFF; RAM (SHOVE) DOWN SOMEONE'S THROAT; STICK (SHOVE) IT.
American Heritage Idioms