- shove
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)v. push, hustle; urge, thrust, force; crowd, cram, wedge; shoulder, jostle, jog, jar, elbow, nudge. See impulse.II(Roget's IV) v.Syn. jostle, push, push out of one's way, shoulder, jostle, elbow.III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)In.push, drive, thrust, elbow, jostle, shoulder, press, nudge.IIv.push, drive, thrust, elbow, jostle, *bulldoze, shoulder, strongarm, muscle, *bull, press, propel, move, nudge.IV(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To force to move or advance with or as if with blows or pressure: drive, propel, push, ram, thrust. See MOVE. 2. To cause to stick out: poke, push, thrust. See CONVEX. 3. To do or achieve by forcing obstacles out of one's way: press, push, ram. See PUSH. 4. To force one's way into a place or situation: push. Informal: muscle. See ENTER, PUSH. II noun An act or instance of using force so as to propel ahead: butt1, push, thrust. See PUSH.
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