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Meanings of shoving in English

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Causing an item to move by applying a compressive force to it.

Usage of shoving in English
1
He pushed past her, shoving the chair aside to avoid physical contact.
Night tides
2
Do not forget your purpose, she thought, shoving down her rising dread.
The road to rome: a forgotten legion chronicle
3
Footage emerged of Mr Bainimarama grabbing and shoving Mr Tikoduadua outside parliament.
Radio NZ
4
I'm indiscriminately shoving people aside as I shout for them to wait.
Mockingjay
5
The street angled upward and soon the pulling stopped; it required shoving.
Helen of troy
6
Another video shows an officer shoving away medics trying to aid someone.
Reuters
7
Nassier's prow lifted into the air, shoving the afterdeck below the water.
The Reality Dysfunction
8
He enforced his demands by shoving the obstructing Africans into the gutter.
The President: A Novel
9
This at least made him stop shoving the door against Nat's foot.
The arms maker of berlin
10
Anne was just shoving the bike off her body when he returned.
Private Sector
11
Picking up his pace, Storm began shoving spectators out of his way.
A Raging Storm
12
The triple-bolts had rusted somewhat and took real shoving to slide back.
A Place so Foreign
13
The Americans are not a shoving people, like their cousins the English.
Recollections of Europe
14
The Stalker came forward slowly, shoving aside the empty chairs and tables.
Mortal Engines
15
I took out the fenugreek, shoving the dried herbs into several pouches.
Nefertiti
16
Soob was trying to get his attention, shoving his slate at him.
Analog sff, december 2009
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Shoving through the time
Shoving across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common