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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
shove
shove [shove shoves shoved shoving] verb, noun BrE [ʃʌv] NAmE [ʃʌv] verb 1. intransitive, transitive to push sb/sth in a rough way •The crowd was pushing and shoving to get a better view. •+ adv./prep. The door wouldn't open no matter how hard she shoved. •~ sb/sth (+ adv./prep.) He shoved her down the stairs. 2. transitive ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) (informal)to put sth somewhere roughly or carelessly •She shoved the book into her bag and hurried off. •He came over and shoved a piece of paper into my hand. •Shove your suitcase under the bed. • (figurative)Could he be lying? She shoved the thought to the back of her mind. Verb forms: Word Origin: Old English scūfan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schuiven and German schieben, also to ↑shuffle. Example Bank: •A leaflet was shoved through my letter box. •He shoved me roughly aside. •He was shoved to the ground. •I shoved hard until the door opened. •She shoved open the door. •She shoved the letter in a drawer. •We shoved our way through the crowd. •Harry was shoving his way to the front of the hall. •He shoved the girl out of his way. •Just shove your suitcase under the bed. •The door wouldn't budge, no matter how hard she shoved. •They shoved the guard aside. Idiom: ↑shove it Derived: ↑shove off ▪ ↑shove up noun usually singular a strong push •You have to give the door a shove or it won't close. see when push comes to shove at ↑push n. Word Origin: Old English scūfan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schuiven and German schieben, also to ↑shuffle. Example Bank: •Harry gave him a hefty shove and he fell over. •She sent him off with a little shove.
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