To drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; to push; especially, to push (a body) so as to make it move along the surface of another body; as, to shove a boat on the water; to shove a table across the floor
To move off or along by an act pushing, as with an oar a pole used by one in a boat; sometimes with off
If you shove someone or something, you push them with a quick, violent movement. He shoved her out of the way He's the one who shoved me She shoved as hard as she could. Shove is also a noun. She gave Gracie a shove towards the house
the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove"
press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
If you talk about what you think will happen if push comes to shove, you are talking about what you think will happen if a situation becomes very bad or difficult. If push comes to shove, if you should lose your case in the court, what will you do?. a strong push