Synonyms for shove
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1. shove(verb)

   the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something)

   "he gave the door a shove"

2. jostle, shove(verb)

   come into rough contact with while moving

   "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"

   Synonyms:
   jostle, thrust, stuff, squeeze

3. shove(verb)

   push roughly

   "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"

   Synonyms:
   jostle, thrust, stuff, squeeze

4. thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze(verb)

   press or force

   "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

   Synonyms:
   extort, pressure, crush, scarf out, lug, rack, twinge, constrict, overindulge, binge, stuff, gouge, tweet, embrace, thrust, gormandize, gormandise, throw, glut, compress, engorge, gourmandize, pig out, ingurgitate, coerce, block, overeat, contract, hale, press, lunge, jostle, hurtle, squeeze, squash, twitch, bosom, pinch, wring, push up, mash, englut, wedge, hurl, hug, force, choke up, pierce, squelch, compact, farce, overgorge, satiate, gorge

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1. shove(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   push, propel, thrust, poke

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1. Graeme McDowell:

   The chase for British Open at Portrush, and getting my spot for that, it's been a journey, this week, with spots available, people have been reminding me all week. Every hole out there it was like' hope you get to Portrush, hope you get in the Open' so there was no chance I was going to be able to shove that to the back of my mind.

2. Deon Joseph:

   I believe the extremes of both ideologies are what created Skid Row, by that, I mean the extreme right believes in NIMBYism -- not in my back yard. We'll shove all our problems into downtown LA and come down once a month and throw food and clothes at them and feel good about ourselves.

3. Mohamed El-Erian:

   There will be lots of political noise and posturing. But, when push comes to shove, Brexit will be avoided, it would be costly for all involved, and especially the UK.

4. Steve Honig:

   Amanda is embarrassed and ashamed this happened and sincerely apologizes to hotel security and the Las Vegas Police Department, amanda is a gentle, respectful person who has never gotten physical with anyone under any circumstance. That evening she had a few drinks at a bachelorette party and when hotel security asked her and Bobby to quiet down, she got a bit rambunctious. Amanda gave Bobby what she thought was a playful shove ; hotel security did their job and reported the incident to the police, who in turn did their job. Despite Bobby explaining this was not an ill-intended shove, the police still had to do their job, which Amanda completely respects and understands.

5. Kimberley Boggus:

   The party that tells women to sit down and shut up is not supposed to be the Democratic Party, … I may not be refined, but I’m real. The polished turds that they continue to shove down our throats as politicians are still turds.

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