n.
Pronunciation: ' sh ə v
Function: verb
Inflected Form: shoved ; shov · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sc ū fan to thrust away; akin to Old High German scioban to push and probably to Lithuanian skubti to hurry
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 : to push along
2 : to push or put in a rough, careless, or hasty manner : THRUST
3 : to force by other than physical means : COMPEL < shove a bill through the legislature>
intransitive verb
1 : to move by forcing a way <bargain hunters shoving up to the counter>
2 a : to move something by exerting force b : LEAVE ― usually used with off < shoved off for home>
– shov · er noun