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# shove

verb (shove, shoves, shoved, shoving); noun (a shove, shoves)

«shove» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To shove is to push someone or something roughly and hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shove/#m1)
2. To shove something somewhere is to put it there quickly and carelessly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shove/#m2)
3. A shove is a hard, rough push. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shove/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories and in playground rules: shoving in a queue is rude and can hurt someone; teachers say «no pushing or shoving». In everyday talk, «shove it in your bag» means put it there quickly. Phrases: «push and shove», «give it a shove», «shove over» (move along, informal).

### Examples

- Please don't shove in the line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shove/#x1)
- He shoved the door, but it was stuck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shove/#x2)
- She shoved her books into her bag and ran. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shove/#x3)
- The car wouldn't start, so we gave it a shove. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shove/#x4)
- Someone shoved me and I fell over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shove/#x5)
- Shove over and let me sit down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shove/#x6)
- The big kids pushed and shoved to get on the bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shove/#x7)
- With that the little man shoved him in at the door, and locked it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shove/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: past «shoved». Pronounced to rhyme with «love», not «stove». Shove is rougher than push; it often sounds rude or angry. Shoving others is unsafe near roads, stairs and pools.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shove» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shove/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shove» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shove.html) on Mova free.