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to shove
01
to push forcefully with a quick, strong movement, often using hands or body
Transitive: to shove sb/sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
shove
3rd person singular
shoves
Present participle
shoving
Past simple
shoved
Past participle
shoved
Examples
Tempers flared, and a heated argument led to someone attempting to shove their opponent.
02
to move forward by exerting force, often in a determined manner
Intransitive: to shove to a direction
Examples
Trying to catch the train, commuters hurriedly shoved through the crowded platform.
Shove
01
the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something)
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
shoves
Lexical Tree
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