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verb

ˈshəv How to pronounce shove (audio)
Definition of shovenext
1
as in to push
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one I had to keep shoving my heavy suitcase as I slowly made my way to the head of the line

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2
as in to press
to push steadily against with some force quit shoving your hand in my face

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shove

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noun

as in push

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Recent Examples of shove
Verb
Just strings of numbers, mostly, that would otherwise be shoved out of short-term memory by more numbers. — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026 Thomas shoved Clark to the floor, and proceeded to put her fist into Clark's throat before stepping on her. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
Noun
Wembanyama had previously gotten away with a Game 3 shove of Brunson, which the NBA later said should have been called a foul. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026 After Hartman's high shove on Benn near the Minnesota net, the Stars forward gathered himself and responded with cross-checks to the back and then high around the neck/shoulder area. — CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shove
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shove
  1. push
  2. press
  3. drive
  4. compress
  5. thrust
Verb
  • Handing the survivor her jewelry and hearing her story a few days later gave Dondi and her team of volunteers a reassuring nudge to push forward with their work.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Normally, the onshore flow — a west-to-southwest wind that creates the ocean breeze and pushes air away from the coasts — would push the particulate matter with it.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of push
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  • He is accused of pressing a screw from the high chair into her leg to make her cry, police told PEOPLE.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Rescuers then wait intently for any indication of life, using sensitive microphones or telescopic cameras or simply pressing an ear against the rubble, hoping to detect a voice, a knock or the faintest movement.
    — Fernanda Pesce, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of press
Verb
  • The abnormal heat has been driven by the onset of El Niño, a natural climate pattern characterized by unusually warm waters along the equatorial tropical Pacific Ocean.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • Congestion is difficult to predict, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic, when driving behavior shifted and peak traffic hours spread out instead of sticking to the more uniform 9-to-5 workday.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of drive
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  • The consumer version compresses that same idea into a ring, watch or app.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
  • Investment grade spreads are trading near historical tights, and high yield spreads have compressed below 300 basis points — a level that, according to iShares analysis, has occurred only 5% of the time since January 2000.
    — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of compress
Verb
  • Now another boom, AI, has thrust him back into the three-comma club.
    — Kirk Ogunrinde, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • On board, the crew prepared to thrust heaving lines over the white hull of this historic 295-foot behemoth.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
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