shove

/ʃʌv/
verb 5noun 3

Collocations

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(noun.)

ADJ

little | good, hefty, violent

VERB + SHOVE

give sb/sth

When the bus doors started closing, I gave my friend a quick shove through the gap.

PREP

with a ~

He pushed through the crowded bus and got off with a final shove.

2

(verb.)

ADV

hard, roughly

She roughly shoved her way through the crowd to reach her friend at the concert.

aside, away, back

The angry crowd shoved the journalist roughly away from the scene.

PREP

down, in

He shoved his hands down into his pockets while waiting for the bus.

into, out of, through

He shoved his way through the crowded market to reach the fruit stand.

PHRASES

push and shove

There was a lot of pushing and shoving when the store doors opened for the sale.

shove your way

The crowd was huge, so we had to shove our way through to reach the exit.

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