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Meanings of shoving in English
Synonyms
Examples for "push"
Examples for "push"
1
Hope that demand could soon return helped push oil prices broadly higher.
2
Ifans used his hand to push his way past security, Brown said.
3
Tackling the problem The final push against HIV requires a multi-pronged approach.
4
You just have to push 'talk.' We've been through this several times.
5
The government has vowed to push ahead with deregulation plans this year.
1
Animal lovers accused the state government of pushing dingo populations to extinction.
2
Right behind the first rotter was a second, pushing its way higher.
3
France has been pushing for action from early on in the crisis.
4
Germany has been pushing for budget austerity in other euro zone countries.
5
I was given good access, with no security agents pushing me away.
1
He angles off the ball with a short shove in the direction.
2
Police used their plastic shields to shove demonstrators back into the crowds.
3
One shove of her foot set Hannah's rocking chair in motion again.
4
She floated out beyond reach with the last shove of the launching.
5
Give the plane a shove with all your might, and jump in.
1
Supporters of the idea saw it as a way to nudge Congress.
2
As far back as February, unemployment figures were beginning to nudge upwards.
3
Tried to time it right with a nudge in the right direction.
4
Enhancing academic freedom How can universities and governments nudge their researchers forward?
5
Then the steersman was seen to nudge the skipper in the side.
1
But expect the Williamses to be nudging each other come Saturday's final.
2
The playwright notices them nudging each other, and they decide to continue.
3
He paid not the least attention to the nudging and the whispering.
4
Right then Emma felt a nudging against the outside of her leg.
5
For Cole that means nudging aside Jones, Owen Franks and Nicolas Mas.
Usage of shoving in English
1
He pushed past her, shoving the chair aside to avoid physical contact.
2
Do not forget your purpose, she thought, shoving down her rising dread.
3
Footage emerged of Mr Bainimarama grabbing and shoving Mr Tikoduadua outside parliament.
4
I'm indiscriminately shoving people aside as I shout for them to wait.
5
The street angled upward and soon the pulling stopped; it required shoving.
6
Another video shows an officer shoving away medics trying to aid someone.
7
Nassier's prow lifted into the air, shoving the afterdeck below the water.
8
He enforced his demands by shoving the obstructing Africans into the gutter.
9
This at least made him stop shoving the door against Nat's foot.
10
Anne was just shoving the bike off her body when he returned.
11
Picking up his pace, Storm began shoving spectators out of his way.
12
The triple-bolts had rusted somewhat and took real shoving to slide back.
13
The Americans are not a shoving people, like their cousins the English.
14
The Stalker came forward slowly, shoving aside the empty chairs and tables.
15
I took out the fenugreek, shoving the dried herbs into several pouches.
16
Soob was trying to get his attention, shoving his slate at him.
About this term
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Shoving through the time
Shoving across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common