Shove — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something)

come into rough contact with while moving

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈʌv/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈʌv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈʌv/

1 syllable Say it as /ʃˈʌv/.

Examples

he gave the door a shove
The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train
the people pushed and shoved to get in line

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

thrust jostle squeeze stuff

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something) “he gave the door a shove”
verb	come into rough contact with while moving “The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train”
verb	push roughly “the people pushed and shoved to get in line”
verb	press or force “Stuff money into an envelope”

Word Forms

shove	verb	press or force
jostle	noun	the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
jostling	noun	the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
shove	noun	the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something)
shover	noun	someone who pushes
thrust	noun	the force used in pushing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schieben

der Akt des Stoßens (jemanden oder etwas anstoßen)

🇫🇷French

pousser

l'action de bousculer (donner une poussée à quelqu'un ou à quelque chose)

🇪🇸Spanish

empujón

el acto de empujar (dar un empujón a alguien o algo)

🇮🇹Italian

spingere

l'atto di spingere (dare una spinta a qualcuno o qualcosa)

🇳🇱Dutch

duw

de handeling van duwen (een duw geven aan iemand of iets)

🇵🇹Portuguese

empurrão

o ato de empurrar (dar um empurrão em alguém ou alguma coisa)

🇷🇺Russian

засунуть

толчок (толчок кому-либо или чему-либо)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धक्का

धक्का देने की क्रिया (किसी को या किसी वस्तु को धक्का देना)

🇧🇩Bengali

ধাক্কা

ধাক্কা দেওয়ার কাজ (কাউকে বা অন্য কিছুকে ধাক্কা দেওয়া)

🇮🇳Tamil

தள்ளு

தள்ளும் செயல் (யாராவது அல்லது எதையாவது தள்ளுதல்)

🇮🇳Telugu

త్రోయు

తరిమికొట్టే చర్య (ఎవరైనా లేదా దేనికైనా పుష్ ఇవ్వడం)

🇮🇳Marathi

ढकलणे

ढकलण्याची कृती (एखाद्याला किंवा कशाला तरी धक्का देणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધક્કો મારવો

ધક્કો મારવાની ક્રિયા (કોઈને અથવા કંઈકને ધક્કો આપવો)

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೂಕು

ತಳ್ಳುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ತಳ್ಳುವುದು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

തള്ളുക

തള്ളുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി (മറ്റൊരാൾക്കോ മറ്റെന്തെങ്കിലുമോ ഒരു തള്ളൽ നൽകുന്നു)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੱਕਾ

ਧੱਕਾ ਮਾਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ (ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਧੱਕਾ ਦੇਣਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

دھکا دینا

ہلانے کا عمل (کسی کو یا کسی چیز کو دھکا دینا)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

推

推挤的行为（推某人或某物）

🇯🇵Japanese

突き飛ばす

押す行為（誰かまたは何かを押すこと）

🇰🇷Korean

밀다

밀치는 행위(누군가나 사물을 밀어내는 행위)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xô

hành động xô đẩy (đẩy ai đó hoặc cái gì đó)

🇹🇭Thai

ดัน

การผลัก (การกดดันใครบางคนหรือบางสิ่งบางอย่าง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendorong

tindakan mendorong (memberi dorongan kepada seseorang atau sesuatu)

🇵🇭Filipino

itulak

ang pagkilos ng pagtulak (pagbibigay ng pagtulak sa isang tao o isang bagay)

🇲🇾Malay

tolak

perbuatan menolak (memberi dorongan kepada seseorang atau sesuatu)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يشق

فعل الدفع (إعطاء دفعة لشخص ما أو شيء ما)

🇮🇷Persian

هل دادن

عمل هل دادن (هل دادن به کسی یا چیزی)

🇹🇷Turkish

kıpırdamak

itme eylemi (birini veya bir şeyi itmek)

🇮🇱Hebrew

דְחִיפָה

פעולת הדחיפה (לתת דחיפה למישהו או משהו)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'shove'?

The primary meaning of 'shove' is 'the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something)'.

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Using 'shove' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'shove' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'shove' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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