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shove (**셔**브)to push someone or something forcefully

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to push someone or something forcefully

Pronunciation (IPA): /ʃʌv/

Korean meaning: 밀치다, 떠밀다

Korean pronunciation: **셔**브

Example Sentences

  • The penguin shoved its friend off the iceberg as a prank.
  • She had to shove all her clothes into the tiny suitcase.
  • The crowd began to shove toward the exit when the fire alarm rang.

shove

VERB

//ʃʌv//

to push someone or something forcefully

shove concept
💡 Concept

A businessman shoves through the crowd to board the train

shove mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

No love here - just shove! Push comes to shove!

shove rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Remove the glove that used to shove, now hold nothing but love!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ʃʌv/
🇬🇧 UK/ʃʌv/

🌳Etymology

Rootshove

Origin

From Old English 'scufan' meaning 'to push away' or 'thrust forward'. This comes from a common Germanic root that described forceful pushing motions.

🎵Rhyme

dovelovegloveabove
dove
love
glove
above

🔗Collocations

shove someone around
give a shove
shove past
shove aside
shove down
rough shove

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The penguin shoved its friend off the iceberg as a prank.

She had to shove all her clothes into the tiny suitcase.

The crowd began to shove toward the exit when the fire alarm rang.

😄 Fun example

My cat shoves everything off the table just to watch it fall.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

pushthrustjostlenudgepropel

Antonyms

pulldrawattract

Related

elbowbumppressforce

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