Shove word meaning and definition

[noun] the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove"
[verb] push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"
[verb] come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
[verb] press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

\Shove\ (sh[u^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shoved} (sh[u^]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shoving}.] [OE. shoven, AS. scofian, fr. sc[=u]fan; akin to OFries. sk[=u]va, D. schuiven, G. schieben, OHG. scioban, Icel. sk[=u]fa, sk[=y]fa, Sw. skuffa, Dan. skuffe, Goth. afskiuban to put away, cast away; cf. Skr. kshubh to become agitated, to quake, Lith. skubrus quick, skubinti to hasten. [root]160. Cf. {Sheaf} a bundle of stalks, {Scoop}, {Scuffle}.] 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. 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.
\Shove\, 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.
\Shove\, n. The act of shoving; a forcible push. I rested . . . and then gave the boat another shove. --Swift. Syn: See {Thrust}.
\Shove\, obs. p. p. of {Shove}. --Chaucer.

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