shove

/ʃˈʌv/

/ˈʃəv/

to shove

MAIN VERB

come into rough contact with while moving

synonyms : jostle

push roughly

press or force

synonyms : squeeze

Shove

the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something)

Examples

1. If push comes to shove, the government will impose quotas on imports.

2. When push comes to shove, I have some extra savings I could tap into.

3. I’m tired of Dave shoving his opinions down our throats.

4. We were supposed to look after each other, but when push came to shove, it was every man for himself.