"push and shove" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} push and shove (uncountable)
  1. Inconsiderate and unregulated behaviour. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: hurlyburly, rough-and-tumble
    Sense id: en-push_and_shove-en-noun-PLRuf4ub Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 45 33 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 8 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 72 11 16 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 81 12 7

Verb

Forms: pushes and shoves [present, singular, third-person], pushing and shoving [participle, present], pushed and shoved [participle, past], pushed and shoved [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|push<> and shove<>}} push and shove (third-person singular simple present pushes and shoves, present participle pushing and shoving, simple past and past participle pushed and shoved)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, shove.
    Sense id: en-push_and_shove-en-verb-ez9YBtwV
  2. To use one's strength to force oneself through a crowded area. Translations (force oneself through a crowded area): 擁擠 (Chinese Mandarin), 拥挤 (yōngjǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 左推右搡 (zuǒtuīyòusǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), töniä (Finnish), tyrkkiä (Finnish), jouer des coudes (French), lökdösődik (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-push_and_shove-en-verb-rA~72cOh Disambiguation of 'force oneself through a crowded area': 2 98

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for push and shove meaning in English (3.3kB)

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