v., shoved, shov·ing, shoves.

v.tr.

1. To push forward or along.
2. To push rudely or roughly. See synonyms at push.

v.intr.

To push someone or something with force.

n.

The act of shoving; a push.

phrasal verb:

shove off

1. To push (a boat) away from shore in leaving.
2. Informal. To leave.

[Middle English shoven, from Old English scūfan.]

shover shov'er n.

also shove off

verb

1. To force to move or advance with or as if with blows or pressure: drive, propel, push, ram, thrust. See move/halt.
2. To cause to stick out: poke, push, thrust. See convex/concave.
3. To do or achieve by forcing obstacles out of one's way: press, push, ram. See push/pull.
4. To force one's way into a place or situation: push. Informal muscle. See enter/exit, push/pull.

phrasal verb - shove off

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/retreat.

noun

An act or instance of using force so as to propel ahead: butt¹, push, thrust. See push/pull.

v

Definition: push without gentleness
Antonyms: pull

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Push away from the shore or another vessel in a boat.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skubbe, puffe, støde, skyde
v. intr. - skubbe, puffe, støde, skyde
n. - skub, puf, stød

idioms:

• push comes to shove    i værste fald
• shove back    skubbe tilbage
• shove off    sætte af

Nederlands (Dutch)
duw, stoot, duwen

Français (French)
v. tr. - pousser, fourrer, bousculer
v. intr. - pousser, bousculer
n. - coup

idioms:

• get the shove    être flanqué à, être viré de
• push comes to shove    ne plus avoir le choix, en dernier recours
• shove back    repousser
• shove off    se tirer, déborder
• shove up    se pousser

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stoß
v. - stoßen

idioms:

• get the shove    rausfliegen (ugs.)
• push comes to shove    wenn es ernst wird
• shove back    zurückdrängen
• shove off    wegschubsen, abstoßen, abhauen
• shove up    Platz für jdn. machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σκούντημα, σπρωξιά, (ναυτ.) αβαράρισμα
v. - σκουντώ, σπρώχνω, (ναυτ.) αβαράρω, (καθομ.) πουλώ ναρκωτικά, πλασάρω πλαστά χαρτονομίσματα

idioms:

• push comes to shove    όταν παραστεί ανάγκη, όταν ζορίσουν τα πράγματα
• shove back    απωθώ
• shove off    (ναυτ.) αβαράρω, φεύγω, αραιώνω

Italiano (Italian)
spinta

idioms:

• push comes to shove    passare alle vie di fatto
• shove back    respingere
• shove off    salpare, togliersi di mezzo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - empurrão (m), impulso (m)
v. - empurrar, acotovelar

idioms:

• push comes to shove    quando se é forçado a fazer algo
• shove back    retardar
• shove off    dar o empurrão inicial

Русский (Russian)
толкать, проталкивать, пихать, отшвыривать, толкание, увольнение

idioms:

• push comes to shove    (если дело примет) совсем уже скверный оборот
• shove back    отодвинуть, засунуть обратно (в ящик)
• shove off    отправляться, убираться, отталкиваться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - empujar, empellar, impeler, dar empujones, meter
v. intr. - avanzar dando empujones o a fuerza de remos, salir, irse, empujar, empellar, impeler
n. - empujón

idioms:

• get the shove    lárgate!
• push comes to shove    en el peor de los casos
• shove back    rechazar, repeler
• shove off    desatracar, ¡lárgate!, ¡fuera de aquí!
• shove up    vete al diablo!

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stöt, puff, skjuts
v. - skjuta, skuffa, knuffa, fösa, skjutsa, stoppa

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
推挤, 强使, 猛推, 推, 撞, 移动, 挤

idioms:

• push comes to shove    在迫不得已时, 在形势十分糟糕时
• shove back    塞回去, 推回去
• shove off    开船, 离开

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 推擠, 強使, 猛推
v. intr. - 推, 推擠, 撞, 移動
n. - 推, 擠

idioms:

• push comes to shove    在迫不得已時, 在形勢十分糟糕時
• shove back    塞回去, 推回去
• shove off    開船, 離開

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 밀치다, (아무렇게나) 던져 넣다, (남에게) 떠맡기다
v. intr. - 밀다, 밀고 나아가다, 마지 못해 떠나다
n. - 떼밀기, 밀어 제침, 추방

idioms:

• shove back    뒤로 밀어내다 , 후퇴시키다
• shove off    (배를) 밀어내다, 떠나다, 출발하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 押す
n. - ぐいと押すこと

idioms:

• shove back    もどす
• shove off    岸を離れる, 立ち去る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دفعه عنيفه (فعل) يقحم, يدفع, يدسر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮דחף, שם ב-‬
v. intr. - ‮פילס לעצמו דרך‬
n. - ‮דחיפה, דחיפת (אדם) לפעולה‬

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