shove

/ʃʌv/

Thân thiện

He gave the stuck drawer a firm shove to close it.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A rough push: The act of pushing someone or something forcefully, often with the hands or body.

2. Verb:

   • To push roughly: To push someone or something forcefully, often in a crowded or impatient manner.
   • To put carelessly or forcefully: To put something somewhere with a quick, careless, or forceful motion.

Examples

• Noun:

  • He gave the heavy box a hard shove to move it across the floor.
  • The argument started with a little shove in the hallway.

• Verb:

  • Please don't shove; wait your turn in line.
  • She shoved the papers into her bag and ran out the door.

Advanced Usage

• "to shove it" (slang, vulgar): A rude expression telling someone to go away or expressing strong dismissal.

  • He told his annoying coworker to shove it.

• "shove over": To move over, especially on a seat or bench, to make space for someone else.

  • "Shove over," she said, "so I can sit down too."

Variants and Related Words

• Shover (n): A person who shoves.
  • The crowd was full of impatient shovers.

Synonyms

• Push: To exert force on something to move it away.
• Jostle: To push or bump against someone in a crowd.
• Thrust: To push something suddenly or violently.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Shove off:

  • To push a boat away from the shore.

    • They shoved off from the dock at dawn.
  • (Informal) To leave or go away.

    • It's getting late; I should shove off.

• Shove aside:

  • To push someone or something to the side, often to ignore them or make space.

    • He shoved aside his doubts and decided to try.

Related Idioms

• "When push comes to shove": When a situation becomes critical and decisive action is necessary.
  • He talks a lot, but when push comes to shove, he's very reliable.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something)
   • he gave the door a shove

Verb

1. press or force
   • Stuff money into an envelope
   • She thrust the letter into his hand
2. push roughly
   • the people pushed and shoved to get in line
3. come into rough contact with while moving
   • The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train

Từ đồng nghĩa

• thrust
• stuff
• squeeze
• jostle