Definition of shove

• v. t. - 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.
• v. t. - To push along, aside, or away, in a careless or rude manner; to jostle.
• v. i. - To push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or jostling.
• v. i. - To move off or along by an act pushing, as with an oar a pole used by one in a boat; sometimes with off.
• n. - The act of shoving; a forcible push.
• - p. p. of Shove.