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shove

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃʌv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃʌv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shuv; Textile shōv)

Inflections of 'shove' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

shoves: v 3rd person singular

shoving: v pres p

shoved: v past

shoved: v past p

Collocations for "shove"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "shove" in context.

shove

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

a [huge, quick, rough, powerful, playful] shove
gave him a shove (towards)
felt a shove in his [shoulder, back]
pushed [aside, out the way, open] with a shove
[dislodged, moved] the car with a shove
moved the [table, bed, desk] with a shove
gave the [table] a shove
a quick push and a shove
idiom: [when, if] push comes to shove
shoved him out [the door, of the room, of the way]
shoved her in the back
the [shoppers, spectators, police] were shoving
shoving [forward, backward]
stop shoving!
shoved the [door, window, lid] shut
shove the [table, chairs, dresser] across the [floor, room, house]
shoved him against the [wall, door]
shove him [accidentally, intentionally, indiscriminately]
shove [clothes, underwear, things] in a suitcase
shoving up to the [bar, door, front, exit]
shoving towards the [bar]
shove into [the stadium, the shop, me]
shove a [bill, draft, law] through
time to shove off
UK: shove off!

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'shove' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

butt - push - mighty

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