Shove

Part of speech: noun (n.)

The act of shoving; a forcible push. I rested . . . and then gave the boat another shove. Swift.

Synonyms: See Thrust.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

p. p. of Shove. Chaucer.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; to push; especially, to push (a body) so as to make it move along the surface of another body; as, to shove a boat on the water; to shove a table across the floor.

2. To push along, aside, or away, in a careless or rude manner; to jostle. And shove away the worthy bidden guest. Milton. He used to shove and elbow his fellow servants. Arbuthnot.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or jostling.

2. To move off or along by an act pushing, as with an oar a pole used by one in a boat; sometimes with off. He grasped the oar,shoved from shore. Garth.