| VERB | motion | shove, jostle | come into rough contact with while moving |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | shove | push roughly | |
| motion | shove, thrust, stuff, squeeze | press or force | |
| NOUN | act | shove | the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something) |
| Sounds | shah'v | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | above ... truelove: 15 rhymes with ahv... | |
| Meaning | The act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he gave the door a shove" | |
| Narrower | bundling | The act of shoving hastily |
| jostle, jostling | The act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing) | |
| Broader | push, pushing | The act of applying force in order to move something away |
| Spanish | empellón, empujón | |
| Catalan | empenta, espenta | |
| Verbs | shove | push roughly |
| shove | come into rough contact with while moving | |
| shove | press or force | |
| Meaning | Come into rough contact with while moving. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | jostle | |
| Narrower | elbow | Push one's way with the elbows |
| shoulder in | Push one's way in with one's shoulders | |
| Broader | push, force | Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| Spanish | empellar, empujar, impeler | |
| Catalan | empentar, empentejar, empènyer, impel·lir | |
| Nouns | shove | the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something) |
| shover | someone who pushes | |
| Meaning | Push roughly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "the people pushed and shoved to get in line" | |
| Broader | push, force | Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| Spanish | dar empujones, empellar, empujar, impeler | |
| Catalan | empentar, empentejar, empènyer, impel·lir | |
| Nouns | shove | the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something) |
| shover | someone who pushes | |
| Meaning | Press or force. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | They shove the books into the box | |
| Synonyms | thrust, stuff, squeeze | |
| Broader | push, force | Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| Spanish | embutir, llenar, meter | |
| Catalan | embotir, emplenar, encabir, entaforar, farcir, ficar, omplir | |
| Nouns | shove | the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something) |
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