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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shove \Shove\ (sh[u^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shoved}
     (sh[u^]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shoving}.] [OE. shoven, AS.
     scofian, fr. sc[=u]fan; akin to OFries. sk[=u]va, D.
     schuiven, G. schieben, OHG. scioban, Icel. sk[=u]fa,
     sk[=y]fa, Sw. skuffa, Dan. skuffe, Goth. afskiuban to put
     away, cast away; cf. Skr. kshubh to become agitated, to


     quake, Lith. skubrus quick, skubinti to hasten. [root]160.
     Cf. {Sheaf} a bundle of stalks, {Scoop}, {Scuffle}.]
     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.
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     2. To push along, aside, or away, in a careless or rude
        manner; to jostle.
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              And shove away the worthy bidden guest. --Milton.
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              He used to shove and elbow his fellow servants.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.
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