I. ˈshəv verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English shuven, shouven, shoven, from Old English scūfan; akin to Old High German scioban to push, shove, Old Norse skūfa, skȳfa to push, shove, Gothic af skiuban to reject, cast off, Lithuanian skùbti to hurry, Old Slavic skubati to pluck, tear
transitive verb
1. archaic : to thrust or cast violently away
2. : to cause to go by the application of force: as
a. : to move forcibly by the direct and continuous application of strength : drive
more than forty steamboats …, piece by piece, had been shoved and pulled from the lower river on makeshift rollers — Tom Marvel
b. : to push or put in a rough, careless, or hasty manner : thrust
shove the smaller children out of the way and take over the swings
shoved the papers into his bag and ran for the bus
c. : to force by other than physical means : compel
the vigilance committee … may shove aside police and courts — B.N.Cardozo
shove the bill through the legislature
a surplus that will shove the price down from a dollar to 60 cents
felt he was being shoved around by his boss and should show his independence
3.
a. : to dispose of to advantage by passing
shoving the boring jobs off onto other people — Ann Bridge
shove counterfeit money
b. : engage in the sale of (narcotics) : peddle
shove dope
intransitive verb
1. : to move by forcing a way
glaciers that shove seaward
bargain hunters shove up to the counter
2.
a. : to move something by exerting force
boarded the boat and shoved off from the dock
b. : to go away from a place : leave
put on his hat and shoved off for home
let's have one for the road and shove out of this rathole — Maritta Wolff
saw the cops coming and said it was time to shove
3. of bituminous paving : to form surface waves under traffic when softened by heat
Synonyms: see push
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English shov, from shuven, shouven, shoven, v.
1. : an act or instance of shoving : a forcible push
gave him a shove that sent him reeling
gave the project the shove it needed to succeed
2. : strike slip
III. ˈshōv noun
( -s )
Etymology: by alteration
: shive a,b