See shove in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To force to move or advance with or as if with blows or pressure:
drive, propel, push, ram, thrust. See moveTo cause to stick out:
poke, push, thrust. See convexTo do or achieve by forcing obstacles out of one's way:
press, push, ram. See pushTo force one's way into a place or situation:
push. (Informal) muscle. See enter, push
phrasal verb shove off- (Informal)
To move or proceed away from a place:
depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave1, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw. (Informal) cut out, push off. (Slang) blow1, split, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See approach
noun
An act or instance of using force so as to propel ahead:
butt1, push, thrust. See push
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