0 to push someone or something forcefully:
3 the action of shoving someone or something:
4 to push someone or something forcefully and with a lot of energy:
[ T ] The opposing player said something, and Chris went over and shoved him.
[ T ] She got into her coat and shoved her hands deep into her pockets.
[ M ] Jim shoved open the door (= pushed the door to open it), and invited his visitor in.
The discussion in the jury room got so heated that at one point two jurors got into a shoving match.
But we know that it's going to be calm, early evening, so you just get ready in the afternoon and then shove off early evening.
When push comes to shove, if the doctors get money we could do it; if they don't, forget it.
Both are seen as well-heeled elder-statesmen of science, carelessly shoving under the carpet the view of the unknown young upstart of the group.
Any settlers who shoved aside indigenous horticulturalists violated entitlement principles.
After opening the car door, they attempted - sometimes quite persistently - to shove their foot in the small opening.
I had some preliminary plans developed, but when push came to shove you couldn't interest anybody in that kind of planning.
When push comes to shove, his real faith is in live studio plays (they're cheaper), but he likes the kudos brought by controversial work.
But there was disagreement about how to achieve these ideals, and, if push came to shove, where the priority should lie.
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推, 推,推擠,推撞, 放…
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推, 推,推挤,推撞, 放…
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empujar bruscamente, empujar, empujón [masculine…
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empurrar, apertar…
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~をぐいっと押す, 押しのける…
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itmek, itip kakmak…
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pousser, bousculer, bourrade [feminine]…
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empènyer bruscament…
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