Shove /(shŭv)/

imp. & p. p. Shoved; p. pr. & vb. n. Shoving

1. 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.
2. To push along, aside, or away, in a careless or rude manner; to jostle.

   And shove away the worthy bidden guest.

   He used to shove and elbow his fellow servants.

1. To push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or jostling.
2. To move off or along by an act pushing, as with an oar a pole used by one in a boat; sometimes with off.

   He grasped the oar, eceived his guests on board, and shoved from shore.

1. The act of shoving; a forcible push.

   I rested . . . and then gave the boat another shove.

1. p. p. of Shove. obs.