shove

shove
shove1
—shover, n.
/shuv/, v., shoved, shoving, n.
v.t.
1. to move along by force from behind; push.
2. to push roughly or rudely; jostle.
3. Slang (often vulgar). to go to hell with: Voters are telling Congress to shove its new tax plan.
v.i.
4. to push.
5. shove or stick it, Slang (often vulgar). (used to express contempt or belligerence): I told them to take the job and shove it.
6. shove or stick it up your or one's ass, Slang (vulgar). go to hell: a term of contempt, abuse, disagreement, or the like.
7. shove off,
a. to push a boat from the shore.
b. Informal. to go away; depart: I think I'll be shoving off now.
n.
8. an act or instance of shoving.
9. when or if push comes to shove. See push (def. 35).
[bef. 900; (v.) ME schouven, OE scufan; c. D schuiven, obs. G schauben, ON skufa; akin to Goth -skiuban; (n.) ME scou, deriv. of the v.]
shove2
/shohv/, n.
boon3.
[appar. var. of SHIVE2]

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