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10 Language-to-English DictionariesShove
/ʃʌv/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To push someone or something with force.
"He had to shove the door to get it open."
- 1
A forceful push.
"She gave him a shove to get his attention."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'shoven', from Old English 'scūfan' (to push, thrust), of Germanic origin. It shares roots with Old High German 'scūban' and Dutch 'schuiven', evolving to describe a strong, rough push.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shove" is said worldwide
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Pousser
Transliteration: pusé
"Il a dû pousser la porte pour l'ouvrir."
Schieben
Transliteration: ʃiːbən
"Er musste die Tür schieben, um sie zu öffnen."
Spingere
Transliteration: spinˈdʒere
"Ha dovuto spingere la porta per aprirla."
Empujar
Transliteration: empuˈxaɾ
"Tuvo que empujar la puerta para abrirla."
Empurrar
Transliteration: ẽpuˈʁaʁ
"Ele teve que empurrar a porta para abri-la."
धक्का देना
Transliteration: dhakka dena
"उसे दरवाजा खोलने के लिए धक्का देना पड़ा।"
推
Transliteration: tuī
"他不得不推门才能打开。"
밀다
Transliteration: milda
"그는 문을 열기 위해 밀어야 했다."
押す
Transliteration: osu
"彼はドアを開けるために押さなければならなかった。"
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