Shove

/ʃʌv/

Synonyms for "shove" (188 found)

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Closest matches (38)

actuate advance assault bearbear uponbearingblack marketblack-market black-marketeer boost boot bootleg bowl buck bull bulldoze bumpbump againstbunt butt

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butt againstcram crowd

Adjective(3 words)

aggressive shovingconstant pushcontinuous push

Noun(10 words)

barge barges bargingbody shoveboost bumpcatalan forçacramcrowd pushcrowds

Verb(2 words)

barged brusquer

Strong matches (56)

Adjective(5 words)

danish skubbedense crowd pushextra pushheavy thrustimpulsive push gesture

Noun(19 words)

deliberate pushdoor pushingelbow throughelbowing elbowsforce applicationforce applicationsforce conceptforcesforces readingfrench forcehard shoveimpetus intrudejet engine thrustjostles jostlingline pushmeasurement of push

dig drivedriving forceelbow fence force forward goad head hurtle hustle impel impulsion interpose jab jam jog joggle jolt jostle

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mobilize moonshine motivatemotive powermove

Verb(7 words)

elbowedgerman schubsengeschubst impels jostle jostled manhandles

Related words (94)

Noun(33 words)

norwegian skubbenudgesportuguese forçapropel pushpush alongpush directionpush hardpusher pushesquick shoveramrough pushshoulder bumpshoulder shoveshoulderingshove awayshoving gestureshuntsingle push

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spanish fuerzasqueezingsurface pushthrong thrustthrust forwardthrust forward aggressivelythrust intothrust of the argumentthrust with forcethrusting thrustsviolent push

nudge pedal peddlepile driveplunge poke pole press pressure prod propel propelling propelment propulsion pull pulsion punch push pushing ram

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ram downrattle roll row runrun againstset in motionshake shoulder shoving shunt stick stress sweepsweep alongtamp throw thrust traffic treadle troll trundle urge

Adjective(8 words)

ongoing pushphysical shovingrough shovestrong pushsudden motion-changeunpremeditated pushviolent pushesviolent shove

Verb(9 words)

push a blockpush a cartpush offpushed shunted squeeze stuff thrustthrust a spear

Preposition(1 words)

with force

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

14 entries

act behavior effect encroachment force influence intrusion movementphysical actionphysical contactpush pushing

More specific

13 entries

agenda shiftbargebody contactbody shovecram jostlelegislation pushnudge prod pushing ramshoulder bumpshoulder shove

Collocations

10 entries

a shovecareless shoveminor shovepowerful shovequick shoverough shoveshoulder shovestrong shovesudden shoveviolent shove

Inflections

3 entries

shoved shoves shoving

Derivations

2 entries

shover shoving

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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Shove a stick up your ass.

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Look, if push comes to shove I have no doubt she'll pull rank on you to get her way.

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If he had insulted me, I would have given him a shove.

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I think it's time for me to shove off.

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